Massive Motorcycle, Car Cruises To Clog Farmington Roadways: Police

FARMINGTON, CT — A fundraising event for Connecticut Special Olympics promises to deliver amazing visuals on local roadways courtesy of two massive cruises this weekend (one for cars, one for motorcycles).

But it also will create traffic disruptions in town.

As a result, the Town of Farmington is urging motorists to be patient during "The Dream Ride Experience" events Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 26-27.

The event starts Friday in Farmington at the Farmington Polo Club, 162 Town Farm Road, with a car show, entertainment, food vendors and other festivities.

But on Saturday and Sunday, the festivities will exit Farmington and go onto area roadways as 300 classic cars and 1,800 motorcycle riders are expected for two separate "Dream Ride" cruises.

Farmington, according to police, will be impacted.

The motorcycle/car ride impacts in Farmington will be:

• On Saturday, Aug. 26, between 4 and 530 p.m. the Dream Cruise, a convoy of approximately 300 vehicles, will cruise from the Farmington Polo Grounds through Avon and Simsbury before returning the VIP passengers (Special Olympians) to the grounds for the official red carpet welcome event.

The route travels on Old Farms Road, Route 167 northbound onto Latimer Lane to Route 10 and back onto Old Farms Road to Tillitson Road.

• On Sunday morning, Aug. 27, a large number of motorcycles will leave the Farmington Polo Grounds around 11 a.m. for the 40-mile ride that starts northbound and returns to Farmington via Route 4 from Burlington.

There will be road closures along the Route 4 corridor as the ride returns.

Farmington police said Town Farm Road will be closed to through traffic on Sunday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Residents of Town Farm Road have been provided a resident pass that needs to be clearly displayed to assist in efficient traffic control.

"The Hometown Foundation has hosted the Dream Ride Experience to benefit the Special Olympics for decades and this event is very special to many of the athletes and theirfamilies, wrote the Farmington Police Department.

For more information on The Dream Ride Experience, click on this link.

For more information on Connecticut Special Olympics, click on this link.