Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) – From the Grand Haven Department of Public Safety regarding Saturday’s events.
MEIJER GRAND PARADE:
The Annual Coast Guard Festival Parade and Fireworks extravaganza will create several street closings in the City of Grand Haven on Saturday, August 5, 2023.
The parade participants will be staging in the residential area near Lakeshore Middle School at 900 S. Cutler, beginning at 9:00 am on Saturday.
All streets within a two block radius will be closed to accommodate the staging area. In addition, no traffic will be allowed west of Eighth St and Davis St., on Washington, Franklin, Clinton, Pennoyer and Grant streets.
At 10:30 am the entire parade route will be closed and traffic will not be allowed in the parade route or the roadways immediately adjacent to the parade route. Public Safety officials are urging those residents on or near the parade route that are expecting guests, to have them arrive prior to 9:00am. Once officers close the route (at 10:30am), no vehicles except parade participants and emergency vehicles will be allowed on the parade route.
FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA:
At 6:30 pm the following streets will be closed to vehicular traffic until approximately 1:30am on Sunday August 6, 2023:
Harbor Drive between Sherman and N. First
Columbus from Harbor to first
Washington from Harbor to First
Clinton from Harbor to First
Lafayette from Harbor to First
Howard from Harbor to Sand
No vehicular traffic will be allowed in the street closure areas after 6:30pm.
Franklin Street will again become “One Way” eastbound to accommodate traffic flow following the fireworks.
As a result, officers will be at each intersection on Franklin from Harbor to Beacon Blvd to assist eastbound
traffic and any cross traffic. This change in traffic direction will occur at approximately 10:00pm.
Seventh Street from Franklin north to US31 will be closed at 10:00pm through approximately 1:30am to
facilitate safe traffic flow at the completion of the fireworks.
There will be no parking on Franklin from Beacon Blvd to Harbor Drive to facilitate an “Emergency Vehicle
Only” lane from the downtown area from August 5, 2023, at 6:00pm until August 6, 2023 at 2:00am.
Left hand turns will not be permitted for northbound and southbound traffic on US 31 between Jackson and
Robbins Rd. in order to prevent traffic backups from vehicles waiting to make left turns.
In addition to the above closures, there will be multiple temporary “No Parking Tow Away” zones in place,
which will be adequately marked as such and strictly enforced. Please be on the lookout for these signs.
Finally, the drawbridge will not be raised during the hours of 10:00pm on August 5, 2023 through 2:00am on
August 6, 2023.
GHDPS respectfully reminds residents and visitors alike to be mindful of the large crowds and to expect
long traffic delays.
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