Oswego Street Parking, Traffic Routes Affected By July 4 Fireworks

OSWEGO, IL — Street parking spots and traffic routes will be limited on Tuesday night as the village hosts its annual July 4 fireworks show, police officials announced on Wednesday.

The fireworks display is scheduled to take place at 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday and will last between 15 and 20 minutes. If rain should occur on Tuesday, the fireworks show will take place on Wednesday.

Residents are encouraged to view the fireworks from the parking lot at Traughber Junior High School, Eastview Academy, Prairie Point Elementary, and Oswego High School. ADA-accessible parking will be made available off Plank Drive in front of the school district’s bus transportation lot with eight additional spots at Prairie Point Park coming in off of Grove Road, officials said.

Several locations will not be open to parking immediately before or after the fireworks show. Those streets include:

• Rt. 71 between Rt. 34 & Forest Avenue
• Franklin Street (fire hydrant side only)
• Wilmette & Calumet Street
• Plainfield Road between Rt. 71 & Linden Drive
• Grove Road between Plainfield Road & Arboretum Way
• Bell Court
• Woolley Road between Plainfield Road and Colchester

Regulatory ‘no parking’ signs are posted on both sides of Stonehill Road, Theodore Drive, Templeton Drive, and Plank Drive, village officials said. Both temporary and regulatory ‘no parking’ signs will be strictly enforced, according to police. Residents are reminded that parking on private property is prohibited unless they have prior permission from the landowner.

To alleviate traffic congestion, traffic patterns will be altered at several intersections throughout the area and at school parking lot exits. The areas affected by these changes include:

• Both parking lots of the Oswego High School and Eastview Academy will only be allowed to travel northbound on Rt. 71.
• Drivers traveling east on Franklin Street will only be allowed to turn southbound onto Rt. 71

• Drivers exiting Stonehill Road onto Wolf Road will be required to turn eastbound onto Wolf’s Crossing only
• Drivers exiting Stonehill Road onto Woolley Road will be required to turn eastbound onto Woolley Road
• Drivers exiting onto Woolley Road from the Traughber Junior High School lot will only be allowed to travel northbound on Colchester Drive or eastbound on Woolley Road

For non-event traffic, northbound Plainfield Road traffic will be asked to turn eastbound on Woolley Road and use Douglas Road to enter into the village limits.