Mayor Bruce Teague | Mayor Bruce Teague official photo
Mayor Bruce Teague | Mayor Bruce Teague official photo
The City has announced the road closures and transit changes for the Downtown Block Party on Saturday, June 24, 2023.
The Downtown Block Party is a yearly celebration organized by the Iowa City Downtown District. This sprawling Downtown event is fun for the entire family, and features live music, games like bocce ball and sand volleyball, activities like giant chess and video games, a silent disco, and much more. The party runs from 4 to 11 p.m. Saturday.
The City will have free parking in all Downtown parking ramps Saturday, until 10:30 a.m. Sunday, June 25.
Several road closures will be in place during the event and will begin at 5 a.m. Saturday:
- Iowa Avenue from Clinton to Linn streets
- Washington Street from Clinton to Gilbert streets
- Clinton Street from Iowa Avenue to the College Street portion of the Ped Mall
- Dubuque Street from Iowa Avenue to the Ped Mall
- Linn Street from Iowa Avenue to just south of Washington Street
Most of the streets will be reopened early morning Sunday, June 25, 2023. The west lane of Clinton from Washington Street to Iowa Avenue will reopen around 11 a.m. Sunday.
To learn more about the Block Party, visit the event's website.
Iowa City Transit will move the transit interchange to the Court Street Transportation Center between Clinton and Dubuque streets at the beginning of the service day Saturday, June 24, 2023.
The move is due to the Downtown Block Party, which will occupy a large part of Downtown.
Several bus stops in the Downtown area will not be serviced on June 24 due to the Block Party. Those stops are 7200, 7201, 7500, 7080, 7081, 7400, 7091, 7207, 7401, 7023, 7077.
Normal services will resume Monday, June 26, 2023. Use the Transit App to keep track of changes; routes will be updated.
Original source can be found here.
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