NEWS RELEASE: Street Closures for 58th Annual Festival of Bands Parade

NEWS RELEASE

STREET CLOSURES FOR 58^TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF BANDS PARADE

The City of Arcadia is hosting the 58^th Annual Festival of Bands Parade on Saturday, November 19, 2011.  Forty high school bands will compete in this prestigious event.  There will be a number of street closures associated with the event that may affect vehicular travel.  The parade will take place on Baldwin Avenue and Duarte Road in Arcadia on Saturday, November 19, 2011.  Street closures will be as follows:

q  Baldwin Avenue between Huntington Drive and Naomi Avenue – CLOSED for vehicular traffic from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

q  Duarte Road between Golden West and El Monte Avenue – CLOSED of vehicular traffic from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

q  Campus Drive between Santa Anita Avenue and Holly Avenue – CLOSED from 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Residents living south of Huntington Drive, north of Duarte Road, east of Baldwin Ave, and west of Holly Ave are asked to use the intersection of La Cadena and Huntington Drive as the primary entrance and exit from the area.  Other residents will be allowed into the surrounding areas with proof of residency. 

Robert T. Guthrie, Chief of Police

By:      Bob Anderson, Lieutenant

            (626) 574-5156