Traffic Plan for Buc Days Parade and Carnival

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX— In preparation for Buc Days festivities, the City of Corpus Christi has several road closures and parking restrictions planned to accommodate the Carnival and the Night Parade.

The following streets will be closed to all vehicles starting Saturday, April 25, through Tuesday, May 12:

·         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

The Buc Days Celebration requires additional street closures for the Rally Night Parade. Residents will be restricted from parking or viewing from the Leopard Street bridge and side streets intersecting with the parade route.

The following streets are part of the parade route and will be closed to all traffic for the duration of the parade from 4:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m., Saturday, April 25:

·         Leopard Street from Nueces Bay Boulevard to N. Upper Broadway

·         Schatzell Street from N. Upper Broadway to Shoreline Boulevard

·         Shoreline Boulevard from Schatzell Street to Kinney Street

The following streets will be closed from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Saturday, April 25, in support of the parade:

·         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 

For more information on Buc Days and to view a complete schedule of events, please visit www.bucdays.com