Buc Days: Here are the road closures, parking restrictions to expect

Buc Days starts Thursday and ends Sunday, May 12 — which means people in the downtown Corpus Christi can expect a heavy flow of traffic, parking restrictions and road closures.

Parking restrictions and road closures started last Saturday along streets near American Bank Center. Restrictions will end midnight Sunday, May 12 and closures will remain in place until Tuesday, May 14.

Additional parking restrictions and road closures will take place Saturday for the Rally Night Parade and Saturday, May 11 for the Driscoll Children's Parade and 5K Run. Parking and traffic restrictions for each parade will be lifted upon the conclusion of each event.

The following streets will be closed from Saturday, April 27 to Tuesday, May 14. Access to the Barge Dock will be available on weekdays until 4 p.m.

• Shoreline Boulevard, from Palo Alto Street to Dead End (including Barge Dock)
• Resaca Street, from Shoreline Boulevard to Chaparral Street
• Water Street, from Resaca Street to Fitzgerald Street
• Fitzgerald Street, from Shoreline Boulevard to Water Street
• Hughes Street, from Chaparral Street to Mesquite Street, and Mesquite Street to N Broadway Street
• Palo Alto Street, from Water Street to Chaparral Street (No parking, north side only)
• Palo Alto Street, from Chaparral Street to Mesquite Street (No parking, south side only)
• Power Street, from Water Street to Chaparral Street (No parking, north side only)
• Shoreline Boulevard, Power Street to Palo Alto Street (No parking, north side only)

The following streets will be closed to traffic at 4 p.m. Saturday through the conclusion of the parade.

• Pierpoint Street, between Leopard Street and Rose Street
• Rose Street, between Leopard Street and Pierpoint Street
• Up River Road, between Nueces Bay Boulevard and Palm Drive
• Palm Drive, between Comanche Street and Leopard Street
• Buddy Lawrence Drive, between Antelope Street and Leopard Street
• Waco Street, between Antelope Street and Mestina Street
• Mestina Street, between Waco Street and Staples Street
• Shoreline Boulevard (south side), between Taylor Street and Coopers Alley

The parade route and following streets, used as emergency lanes, will be closed to vehicular traffic at 7:15 p.m. Saturday. Standing, parking, and sitting is prohibited along these streets and Leopard Street bridge through the conclusion of the parade.

• North Port Avenue, between Lipan Street and Antelope Street
• Staples Street, between Lipan Street and Antelope Street
• North Tancahua Street, between Lipan Street and Antelope Street
• North Carancahua Street, between Lipan Street and Antelope Street
• Water Street, between Peoples Street and Lawrence Street

The parade route along North Shoreline, between Palo Alto and Coopers Alley, will be closed to vehicular traffic Saturday, May 11. South Shoreline Boulevard will be reduced to one lane from Power Street to Coopers Alley. During the Driscoll Children's Parade, motorists will have access to businesses along South Shoreline Boulevard.

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