Fourth of July Fireworks at Alameda County Fair 2016: Road Closures, Parking

Pleasanton, CA— On the Fourth of July, the Alameda County Fair will be celebrating our country’s birthday with a fireworks show. Police officials expect close to 70,000 fairgoers to attend the Alameda County Fair on the Fourth of July.

Those planning on attending are asked to arrive early. Police officials ask parents to accompany their children to the fair because drop-off and pick-up at a location close to the fair may not be possible. Police say parking in neighboring communities around the fairgrounds will be prohibited. According to police, there will be no fair pick up at the main gate.

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"Depending on traffic congestion, as early as 3:00 p.m. some streets will be closed, including westbound Bernal Avenue from First Street to Valley Avenue," police said in a statement. "Pleasanton Avenue at Bernal Avenue will also be closed to vehicular traffic. As fairgrounds parking is monitored, access and parking at the fairgrounds main gate will be very limited."

Once the fairgrounds is at full capacity, I-680 north and southbound at Bernal Ave. will be closed.

"Some intersections will only allow traffic in certain directions.," police said. "For example, eastbound Bernal Avenue at Valley Avenue will only allow turns onto southbound Valley Avenue."

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, and First Street northbound toward Livermore/I-84
• Main Gate: traffic exits northbound Pleasanton Ave. to northbound Division to Hopyard Road.

"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 as at the fairgrounds) are prohibited in the city."

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The fairgrounds will stay open until 11 p.m. on Fourth of July.

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