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The annual Valley First Downtown Kelowna Association Block Party is on Saturday, July 13, meaning road closures and parking restrictions will be in effect.
To accommodate the event, the following road closures will be in effect from 5:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.:
- Bernard Avenue (from Abbott Street to Ellis Street)
- Water Street (from Lawrence Avenue to north laneway)
- Pandosy Street (from Lawrence Avenue to north laneway)
- Abbott Street (from Bernard Avenue to Leon Avenue)
- Mill Street (Bernard Avenue to north laneway)
Ellis Street will be open for north and southbound traffic. Motorists are asked to use extra caution in the area due to the high volume of pedestrians anticipated.
Richter Street is the recommended detour route for northbound traffic.
Free public parking will be available at the Library Plaza Parkade located at 1360 Ellis Street, Memorial Parkade at 1420 Ellis St. and Chapman Parkade at 345 Lawrence Avenue.
Transit bus routes #1, #2, #9, #10, and #11 will be rerouted into and out of Queensway Exchange.
Route 97 will detour via Water Street onto Doyle Avenue to Ellis Street to exit the Queensway Exchange, with buses from the west side entering the exchange via Ellis Street.
For more information regarding the Downtown Kelowna Block Party, click here.
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