Sioux Falls, SD (KELO AM) - If you are driving in downtown Sioux Falls today, there will be road closures in your way with the St. Patrick's Day observance.
The Fun Run route starts at 5th Street and Phillips Avenue. It continues down Phillips Avenue to 8th Street, 8th Street to Reid Avenue, and Reid Avenue to the bike trail. This route will be closed for two short periods, from 9 to 9:10 a.m. and from 11:30 to 11:40 a.m. Phillips Avenue will also be closed between 9th and 10th Streets for the painting of the Shamrock from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The parade will start at 2 p.m. closing Main Avenue from 2nd Street to 13th Street, 13th Street from Main Avenue to Phillips Avenue, and Phillips Avenue from 13th Street to 2nd Street. The route will be closed until about 4:30 p.m., depending on the number of parade entrants.
During the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 14, 2015, from 1:45 p.m. until the end of the parade, Sioux Area Metro Bus Routes 1, 2, 3, 6, and 10 will load and unload on Dakota Avenue between 10th Street and 11th Street. Bus Routes 4, 5, 7, and 9 will use The Bus Stop at its normal location. Please plan your travel in advance as busses will not be able to wait for passengers transferring from the Dakota Avenue temporary bus stop to the normal Bus Stop. All bus stop operations will resume normally after the parade is over in the late afternoon.