Traffic Information Outlined for East Haven Festival, Road Race

EAST HAVEN, CT - The 2018 Fall Festival is being held Friday, September 7 through Sunday, September 9. The East Haven Community Road Race will also be held on Saturday, September 8. During these events, portions of the roadways will be closed to all traffic and only local traffic will be allowed to pass. Detour signs will be in place to assist motorists around the events. Please see the information below regarding the traffic patterns.

FALL FESTIVAL
 Hemingway Avenue (RTE 142) between Edward Street and Main Street will be closed to all thru
traffic. River Street will also be closed to all thru traffic between Hemingway Avenue and Park
Place.
 Hemingway Avenue north bound will be closed at the intersection with Dodge Avenue with
access for local traffic only.
 Please be mindful of the detour signs on Thompson Avenue and Dodge Avenue to access points
north and south of the Fall Festival.
 Temporary “No Parking Signs” will be in place on Park Place (east side), River Street (north side),
Chidsey Avenue (east side), and Edwards Street (north side). Enforcement will take place during
the dates of the Fall Festival.
 Handicap parking will be located on Park Place (south bound along Town Green)
 This traffic pattern will be in place during the following dates and times:
Friday, September 7 5:45 PM – 11:00 PM
Saturday, September 8 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Sunday, September 9 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

EAST HAVEN COMMUNITY ROAD RACE
 The East Haven Community Road Race route is as follows: Start – Main Street/Park Place, south on
Hemingway Avenue, east on Edwards Street, south on Chidsey Avenue, south on Prospect Street,
west on Dodge Avenue, south on Roma Street, south on Kenneth Street, west on Osmond Street,
north on Thompson Avenue, west on Tyler Street, north on Gerrish Avenue, east on Main Street,
ending at Main Street/Park Place.
 All roads mentioned above and their intersecting streets will be closed during the race.
 All roads will open up to traffic once the last runner passes through that particular location along
the race route.
 Hemingway Avenue will be closed during the race. North bound traffic on Coe Avenue will be
detoured east onto Short Beach Road (RTE 142) toward Branford and west bound traffic on Short
Beach Road will be detoured south onto Coe Avenue to Silver Sands Road (RTE 337) to New
Haven.
 Those attempting to get south of Hemingway Avenue/Short Beach Road can either take
Townsend Avenue (New Haven) to South End Road or Alps Road (Branford) to Short Beach Road.
 This traffic pattern will be in effect for the road race on September 8 between 8:15 AM and 10:00 AM.