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Tuesday July 2nd, 2019 :: 10:00 a.m. EDT

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#Saratoga Springs 4th of July Week Traffic Information

Wednesday  July 3rd
 
Saratoga Casino-Hotel Fireworks Show
 
Time: 9:15pm show time (incoming traffic volume expected to begin at 6pm)
Event: Fireworks display at dusk (free to the public)
Attendance: Expected to be 5,000 – 10,000 (weather dependent)
Street Closures:
   -  Jefferson St (Crescent St to Crescent Ave) closed at approx.
       6pm until event end (residential traffic only)
 
Traffic Delays:
 
   - Rt 9 (South Broadway) – Fireworks attendees expected arrival to begin at 6pm – Also SPAC concert – Phish (show time 7:30pm / concert attendance expected to be approx. 20,000+)
 
    * Access to Casino-Hotel Fireworks Show will be via Nelson Ave gate or Crescent Ave gate – No Access from Jefferson St
 
  - Crescent Ave –Fireworks attendees expected arrival to begin at 6pm-show ends approx9:45p
 
  - Nelson Ave – Fireworks attendees expected arrival to begin at 6pm-show ends approx9:30p
 
 Thursday July 4th

Note: There will not be an All American Parade this year

 
Firecracker 4 Mile Race
 
Time: 9am – approx. 10:30am
Start Location: Broadway/ Ellsworth Jones Pl
Finish Location: Maple Ave near Ellsworth Jones Pl
Course: 
Broadway à Circular St à Caroline Stà Salem Drà Springwood Dr à Audrey Ln à Excelsior Springs Ave à Excelsior Ave à High Rock Ave à Maple Ave
* See attached Course Map 
 
Street Closures:
 
Broadway (Lake Ave to Van Dam St) closed at approx. 8:30am until Race start
 
Broadway (VanDam St to Circular St) closed for approx. 10-15 minutes (at 9am start) until all runners turn off Broadway onto Circular St - then reopened until start of Kids Run (10:40am)
 
Arterial Rt 50 – southbound lane reduced to one lane and traffic detoured out Van Dam St (8:30am to approx. 9:15am) – then reopened until start of Kids Run (10:40am)
 
Excelsior Springs Ave (Victorian Ln to Excelsior Av) – closed from 9am until approx. 10:30am

Excelsior Ave (Veterans Way to High Rock Ave) – closed from 9am until approx. 10:30am
 
Maple Ave (High Rock Ave Lake Ave) – closed from 9am until approx. 10:30am
 
Maple Ave (Lake Ave to Rock St) – closed to traffic (except Hotel traffic) at 6am until approx 10:30am
 
East Ave (Lake Ave to Arterial Rt 50) – closed from 9am until approx. 10:30am
 
** Temporary closures (10-15 minutes) of streets along course until runners pass
 
Sparkler ½ Mile Kids Race
Start= Broadway in front of City Center – starts at approx. 10:50am
Finish = Congress Park
 
Broadway will close at approx. 10:40am and remain closed until end of the Kids Run (approx. 11:15am)
 
Street Closures:
 
Broadway (Lake Ave to Van Dam St) closed at approx. 10:40am until Race start
 
Broadway (VanDam St to Circular St) closed for approx. 20-25 minutes (at 10:40am start) until all runners enter into Congress Park
 
Arterial Rt 50 – southbound lane reduced to one lane and traffic detoured out Van Dam St (10:40am to approx. 11:15am)
 
 

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Saratoga Springs, NY Police Department
5 Lake Ave
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

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Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 518-584-1800

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