Sugar Creek Arts Festival street closures

Posted on July 12, 2019
A map of streets closed this weekend in Uptown Normal. (Photo Town of Normal)

 

By Neil Doyle

NORMAL – Streets around Uptown Normal will be closed this weekend for the Sugar Creek Arts Festival.

The festival will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Starting at 2 p.m. Friday the following streets will be closed:

•North Street from Fell to Uptown Circle
•Broadway Avenue at the intersection of Broadway Avenue and North Street
•**Constitution Blvd from Uptown Circle to College Avenue (No parking starts at 2 AM)
•E. Beaufort from Uptown Circle to Linden
•W. Beaufort from Uptown Circle to the Uptown Station parking deck
•Uptown Circle
•Sections of Trail East and Trail West parking lots as marked

 

Additionally, Constitution Trail as it passes through Uptown from Linden Street to Mulberry Avenue will be closed during event hours.

Streets will reopen Sunday after the event.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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