In conjunction with the annual Black Swamp Arts Festival scheduled for Sept. 8, 9 and 10, some street closures and parking restrictions will be imposed in downtown Bowling Green.
Beginning at 6 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 7, the eastern portion of City Parking Lot 2 (located behind the first block of South Main Street on the east side) will be closed. The entire lot will be closed beginning Friday, Sept. 8 at 6 a.m.
At 3 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 8, on-street parking will be prohibited in the following locations: Main Street between Clay and Pearl; South Prospect between East Wooster and Clough; Clay between North Main and North Grove; East Court between North Main to North Prospect; and Clough between South Main and South Prospect.
Any vehicle parked in these restricted areas after 3 a.m. on Friday will be towed at the owner’s expense.
At 9 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 8, Main Street, between Clay and Pearl, will be closed to vehicular traffic. While Main Street is closed, no through traffic will be permitted on Court, Clough and Washington streets. Wooster Street will remain open for eastbound and westbound traffic throughout the festival and City Parking Lots 1, 3, and 4 will remain open as well.
During the Main Street closure, detour routes for local and truck traffic will be posted.
Throughout the event, shuttle buses will pick up visitors at the Wood County Fairgrounds and Meijer. The buses will drop visitors off downtown at the Bowling Green Police Division.
Handicap parking will be available in the remaining public parking lots and at the Carter House parking lot, 307 N. Church St.
All streets will reopen and parking will be reinstated on Sunday evening.
