Atlantic P-D prepares for RAGBRAI – warns of expected delays throughout town
July 16th, 2019 by Ric Hanson
RAGBRAI 2019 is just a few days away. Atlantic Police Chief Dave Erickson says his department has been working to prepare for the overflow of vehicle and bicycle traffic that will be visiting our town. He says “This will be a very busy 24 hours for our department and we will be working hard to keep traffic moving smoothly through town,” but warns that “Residents can expect delays all throughout town on Sunday July 21st and the morning of July 22nd. If you live along the official route through town, expect more delays. When possible try to back in to residential driveways ahead of time to make it easier and safer to access the street when needed.”
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Erickson says “We will have officers or volunteers at many intersections on both days helping direct traffic. Our goal is to keep things moving through town as smoothly as we can. With 15 thousand+ extra people expected to be visiting our town, an expectation and understanding that travel will be congested and take longer than normal will be appreciated!”
Listed below are areas that citizens can expect road closures, no parking, and congested intersections.
No Parking:
1.) 10th street from 7th to Olive
2.) Ed Podolack Drive from Linn to Olive
3.) Linn Street from 10th to Ed Podolack Drive
4.) Palm, East Mahogany, & West Mahogany a few feet from stop signs at 9th & 10th streets for shuttle bus needs.
5.) 14th street by the Heritage house entry for shuttle bus pick up
6.) 10th/Olive Half a block in all directions for safe support vehicle turning
Street Closures:
1.) Saturday July 20th
a. 10 Block of West 6th street – Will be shut down once the beer tent is set up.
2.) Sunday July 21st – All Day
a. 7th Street – from Walnut to Poplar street
b. Chestnut – from 8th to 2nd street
c. 6th Street – from Walnut to Locust
d. Poplar Street – From 7th to 5th street
3.) Monday July 22nd – From 5:30 AM until the bulk of riders are out of town
a. 14th street – from Olive to Palm Street
HWY 71 & HWY 6th on Monday July 22nd
1.) The east lane of HWY 71 from 14th to 7th street will be coned off for riders only.
2.) The South lane of HWY 6 from HWY 71 intersection to Olsen’s outdoor Power will be coned off for riders only.
Where to expect congestion:
1.) Sunday July 21st – throughout the day with the heaviest bike traffic between 2PM & 7PM.
a. 2nd street & Sunnyside Lane
b. Sunnyside Lane & 6th Street
c. 6th street from Sunnyside Lane to Locust Street
d. 7th street and Sunnyside Lane
e. 10th street from SW 7th to Linn Street
f. 1000 through 1300 Block of Roosevelt
g. 14th street from Roosevelt to Palm Street
h. The downtown area
2.) Monday July 22nd – Mostly in the morning between 5AM & 10AM
a. 10th street from SW 7th to Linn Street
b. 1000 through 1300 Block of Roosevelt
c. 14th Street from Olive to HWY 71
d. HWY 71 from 14th to 7th street
e. HWY 6 from HWY 71 intersection to Olsen’s Outdoor Power.
f. 7th & Olive Street
g. Plum from 14th to 7th Street
h. The downtown area
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