PLEASANTON, Calif.,
June 30, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
-- The City of Pleasanton will
unveil a traffic mitigation plan designed to coordinate a safe and
efficient exit for the more than 70,000 fairgoers expected to
attend the Alameda County Fair on Saturday,
July 4, 2015. A highlight of the fair agenda on that date is
a spectacular fireworks display with live accompaniment by the
Oakland East Bay Symphony.
Under the direction of the Pleasanton Police Department, the City has
collaborated with numerous agencies including the California State
Highway Patrol, Alameda County
Sheriff's Office, Alameda County Fair, Livermore-Amador Valley
Transit Authority (Wheels buses), Bay Area Rapid Transit, and the
Pleasanton Unified School District to implement the plan on
July 4, 2015.
"This traffic plan was designed to create a more orderly exit
from the fairgrounds on July
4th, one that will expedite the flow of traffic
and allow emergency vehicles access to the fair if necessary,"
according to Pleasanton Police
Chief Dave Spiller. "Our best advice
to those who plan to attend the festivities at the fair on
July 4 would be to arrive early to
secure parking. Those who are not planning to attend the fair would
do best to avoid the area to avoid congestion."
The plan is extensive and will involve street and freeway exit
closures as well as alternative bus routes. The first component
will prohibit parking on neighborhood streets around the
fairgrounds on July 4. Then, perhaps
as early as 3:00 p.m. on July 4, some streets will be closed, including
west bound Bernal Avenue from First Street to Valley Avenue.
Pleasanton Avenue at Bernal Avenue will also be closed to vehicular
traffic. Later in the day, access and parking at the fairgrounds
main gate will be very limited. Parents are encouraged to accompany
their under-age minor children to the fair as drop-off and pick-up
in a close location to the fair may not be possible.
Some intersections will only allow traffic in certain
directions. For example, eastbound Bernal at Valley Avenues will
only allow turns onto southbound Valley Avenue.
Following the fireworks show, fairgoers can still enjoy many of
the activities at the fair, such as carnival rides and concessions,
which will remain open later in the evening. Traffic exiting the
fairgrounds will be directed to the freeways according to specific
routes, based upon which gate visitors leave:
- Gate 12: traffic exits on northbound Valley Avenue to Hopyard
Road, to I-580
- Gate 8: traffic exits southbound Valley Avenue to
westbound Bernal Avenue to I-680 North
- Gates 5 & 6: traffic exits eastbound Bernal Avenue to
Sunol Boulevard to I-680
- Gate 9: traffic exits from Rose Avenue to Fair Street to
Division/Hopyard Road to I-580
- Downtown: traffic exits northbound Main Street to Santa Rita
Road to I-580
The City of Pleasanton welcomes
the many visitors to the fair and reminds them that the consumption
of alcoholic beverages is prohibited in city parks, and all
fireworks (except in sanctioned shows such as at the fairgrounds)
are prohibited in the city.
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SOURCE Alameda County Fair