Streets closed through Sunday for festival


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  • | 12:00 p.m. May 23, 2012
Photo by Max Marbut - With streets closed to vehicles, pedestrians will take over Downtown streets during the Jacksonville Jazz Festival.
Photo by Max Marbut - With streets closed to vehicles, pedestrians will take over Downtown streets during the Jacksonville Jazz Festival.
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The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has announced the street closures for the Jacksonville Jazz Festival:

• Laura Street from Church Street to Independent Drive will be closed from 8 a.m. Thursday through midnight Sunday.

Exceptions:

• Northbound lane from Duval Street to Church Street will remain open.

• Intersection of Laura and Forsyth streets will remain open.

• Intersection of Laura and Bay streets will remain open.

• Northbound lane from Independent Drive to Bay Street will remain open.

Adams Street from Ocean Street to Hogan Street will be closed from 7 a.m. Thursday through midnight Sunday.

Exceptions:

• Adams and Ocean streets to the 11 E. Forsyth St. garage will be open to local traffic only.

• Hogan Street from Water Street to the St. Johns River will be closed from 8 a.m. Thursday through midnight Sunday.

• Sister Cities Plaza will be closed from Hogan Street to the cul-de-sac from 8 a.m. Thursday through midnight Sunday.

• Duval Street from Laura Street to Hogan Street will be closed from noon Thursday through midnight Sunday.

• Independent Drive from Laura Street to Hogan Street will be closed from noon Thursday through midnight Sunday.

• Duval Street from Ocean Street to Main Street will be closed from 6 p.m. Thursday through midnight Sunday.

• Monroe Street from Hogan Street to Main Street will be closed from 6 p.m. Thursday through midnight Sunday.

Exceptions:

• Monroe Street from Hogan Street to Main Street will be open to local traffic only.

• Main Street from Beaver Street to Forsyth Street will be closed from 7 a.m. Friday through midnight Sunday.

Exceptions:

• One lane on Main Street from Beaver Street to the Duval Street parking garage will remain open for parking access.

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority has announced the operating hours for the Skyway during the Jacksonville Jazz Festival. The Skyway is free to all riders.

• 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday

• 11 a.m. to midnight Saturday

• 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday

For more details, visit downtownjacksonville.org

 

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