[Press Release] : FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival

[Press Releases]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Sgt. Curtis Perkins
Columbia Police Department
(573) 874-6336


Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival

COLUMBIA, MO (September 25, 2014) - As the community welcomes residents and visitors for the Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival Sept. 26-28, city officials offer the following advice.   

The Columbia Police Department will restrict traffic flow in the area of Broadway, Old Highway 63 and Walnut. Walnut Street from Old Highway 63 to the dead end will be closed to through traffic. Old Highway 63 will be northbound only from Broadway to Walnut at the south junction and will be westbound only from Old Highway 63 to William Street. The traffic changes will begin at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26. Traffic restrictions on Saturday and Sunday will begin shortly before the gates open each day and continue until the event’s completion Sunday, Sept. 28.

There is no event parking or pickup/drop-off areas on Walnut Street or Old Highway 63. There will be ADA-accessible parking at the Riechmann Pavilion, 2300 East Walnut Street. Those who are not attending the festival are asked to avoid the area to cut down on congestion. 

The city's public transit system, COMO Connect, worked closely with festival organizers this year to offer free public transportation to and from the event. COMO Connect will provide free rides on all of the bus system's fixed routes for the entire city this weekend, including extended evening hours on Friday and Saturday night as well as Sunday service. 

Customers can reach Stephens Lake Park on the #2 Gold route, #6 Pink route, or the #10 Red/Downtown route, or by connecting onto one of these routes from the rest of the system. An additional bus will also be added to the popular #10 Red/Downtown route so that customers parking and traveling from downtown can see more frequent service and buses will travel in both directions on the route this weekend. 

The east end of the downtown route has been temporarily adjusted to reach the park's west entrance on Old Highway 63 during the event. Festival-goers can also enjoy a safe ride home on COMO Connect since the city will provide an additional late-night bus departure for all fixed bus routes (#1-10) starting directly from the Riechmann Pavilion after the last show ends each night. 

Customers all over the city can take advantage of the free weekend bus service and extended service hours, not just festival-goers. For maps, live bus tracking and more information on bus routes, visit www.COMOconnect.org.

COMO Connect bus service hours:


*Friday, Sept. 26: 6:25 a.m.-10 p.m. (additional downtown bus starts at 6 p.m.)

*Saturday, Sept. 27: 10 a.m.-10 p.m.

*Sunday, Sept. 28: 11 a.m.-9 p.m.

*Plus a late night departure from festival each night


Stephens Lake Park, west of the dam, will remain open for public use. This includes the swimming beach and the spraygrounds.



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