Traffic Plan Announced For Founders Day Parade

JOHNS CREEK, GA -- While the city of Johns Creek's 10th annual Founders Day Parade promises to be a lot of fun, organizers are also working behind the scenes to ensure traffic can flow as smoothly as possible to accommodate the celebration.

The parade kicks off at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, and features dozens of entrees, thousands of participants, and Emmy award-winning CBS46 anchor/reporter Karyn Greer as emcee.

In preparation for the big event, bands, vehicles, and floats are being assigned slots, volunteers organized, and a traffic plan implemented.

A 1.4-mile section of State Bridge Road between Morton and Kimball Bridge roads will be closed on Saturday morning from about 8 a.m. to noon. Road closings include side streets.

Motorists should note traffic from Twingate Drive will be allowed to enter and exit State Bridge Road in the direction of Medlock Bridge Road. (See parade map.)

Here's a timetable outlining how these closures will be implemented:

• 8 a.m. – State Bridge blocked off between East and West Morton roads. Morton Road is shaped like a horseshoe with both sides crossing State Bridge Road. Motorists on State Bridge Road can use Morton Road as a detour to go around the closed segment and continue on State Bridge until 9:15 a.m.
• 9:15 a.m. – Next segment of State Bridge Road, from West Morton Road to Jones Bridge Road, will be closed off. Jones Bridge remains open until about 10 a.m.
• 10 a.m. – State Bridge Road will be closed from East Morton Road to Kimball Bridge Road. Roadblocks should be lifted by about noon.

The parade, which celebrates Johns Creek's founding in 2006, typically draws thousands of spectators lining the parade route on State Bridge Road. This year’s parade theme is “10 Year Anniversary: Be the Exception.”

The annual parade welcomes some perennial favorites, including the "Seed and Feed Marching Abominables" - a street-theater marching band, the Yaarab Shriners, National Corvette Restorers Society Members, and more. Additionally, Chopper, the Gwinnett Braves mascot, will making his first Founders Day Parade appearance.

Image via city of Johns Creek