For the 100,000 people anticipated to visit Coronado on July 4, and longtime island residents, the Police Department has announced road closures, parking restrictions and a full schedule for the city’s most celebrated day.
The city’s main street, Orange Avenue, will be closed for the parade between First Street and R.H. Dana Place from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Vehicle traffic will be facilitated across the parade during planned moments, but Third and Fourth streets will be closed off.
The 100 and 200 blocks of D, E, F, G, H, I and J avenues are the parade staging areas and will have restricted access. First Street between Alameda Boulevard and Orange Avenue will be closed and so will Churchill Place and a portion of Isabella Avenue.
These roadways will be reopened after 1 p.m. so plan parking accordingly.
Vehicles left along the parade route, staging areas, Glorietta Boulevard or Strand Way on the morning of the 4th will be towed starting at 4 a.m.
As long as posted parking signs are followed, cars will not be towed, according to the city. Parking is allowed in any marked legal parking spot except where “No Parking” signs have been placed.
For information on towed vehicles, contact the Coronado Police Department.
Free bus service will be provided via the Metropolitan Transit System. Public transportation will stop at usual locations, except on the parade route.
The shuttle service will run from 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m on the 4th.
For Coronado Cays residents, the bus will operate from 7:30 am to 11 p.m. in 30-minute intervals. It will go from the northeast corner of the Cays and Grand Caribe to the southeast corner of Avenue de las Arenas and Silver Strand Boulevard.
It can stop upon request at Silver Strand military housing.
The best place to view the parade would be along the southbound lanes of Orange Avenue from First Street to Churchill Place.
Fireworks will start at 9 p.m. from Stingray Point. This will result in the closure of the beach to prevent people from setting up in the launch area. All people and vessels have to be out of Stingray Point by 6 p.m.
On July 3, free anchorage zones will be established in Glorietta Bay for boaters to view the fireworks, but they must remain in those areas during the show and keep clear of the fallout zone.
The Coronado Fire Department will let mariners know when the firework show is over. There will be a live broadcast of the parade and the fireworks on the city’s YouTube page.
