Traffic Delays Expected During Batavia Homecoming Parade

Batavia High School will have its annual homecoming parade on West Wilson Street in the downtown area business district on Wednesday afternoon. This will result in traffic being detoured on Route 25 and East Wilson Street with temporary road closures of the Wilson Street Bridge and Route 31 (South Batavia Avenue at West Wilson Street). This event will have a significant impact on vehicle traffic on all roads that intersect the parade route, according to the news release.

The Wilson Street Bridge will be closed to all eastbound and westbound traffic at 4:40 p.m. and Route 31 (Batavia Avenue) will be closed at about 5:25 p.m. between McKee Street and Main Street. Parade units will begin staging between 4 and 4:45 p.m. on N. River Street at Spring Street. The parade will start at 5 p.m. and proceed south on North River Street to Wilson Street, then west on Wilson Street to the end point at Batavia High School, according to the news release.

All vehicle traffic needing to get to the west side of Batavia from Route 25 and the East Wilson Street area will need to detour to Fabyan Parkway or head south and cross the river at Route 56 in North Aurora.

The following detour routes should be used to avoid parade event area. Vehicle traffic needing to get to Randall Road from downtown Batavia should use McKee Street north of West Wilson Street on Route 31 and Main Street south of West Wilson Street on Route 31.

Vehicles traveling east on West Wilson Street at Western Avenue will be detoured north to Western Avenue to McKee Street. Residents should plan their route accordingly during this event as to minimize any further delays in your travel time to your destination.

The parade will take about one hour.

Photo credit: City of Batavia, Illinois - Government Offices