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Board OKs large street closures for Thunderbolts Education Day that will host thousands of students
Summary
The board approved Evansville Police Department’s request to close multiple streets on Oct. 29 from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. to accommodate about 7,000 students arriving by bus for the Thunderbolts Education Day.
The Board of Public Safety voted Oct. 9 to approve a large, temporary street closure around the Ford Center and nearby streets to accommodate an estimated 7,000 students arriving by school bus for Thunderbolts Education Day on Oct. 29.
Unidentified Speaker 3 read the request from the Evansville Police Department describing closures on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (along the Ford Center), Sixth Street, Locust Street, Ninth Street and other adjacent corridors from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The stated purpose is to provide bus staging and parking space for student buses arriving for the event; barricades were requested.
Board members moved and seconded the motion to approve the closure; the motion passed with vocal 'Aye' votes. City staff emphasized the closures would be coordinated with traffic engineering and law enforcement to manage bus flow and public safety during the event.
No additional costs, traffic detour plans or enforcement staffing levels were detailed in the meeting record; the Evansville Police Department was identified as the requester and primary coordinator for the closure. The board did not specify follow-up reporting requirements at the meeting.
The planned date for the closure is Oct. 29, 6:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
