This week, Tulip Time returns to Pella, and several closures begin today and continue to add between now and the three-day festival. Tulip Time Steering Committee Co-Chair Joel Bennett says traveling through the community–primarily downtown and on the main business corridors, will become more difficult as more roads are blocked off and participants in the festival set up. Bennett asks for patience throughout the week, especially with significant crowds of visitors anticipated with a great weather forecast on the horizon and the amount of flowers still in bloom. Additionally, those traveling from the south are reminded that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Red Rock have closed Highway T-15 over the Red Rock Dam for repairs, but Pella can still be accessed from Highway 14 north to G-28 east or from Highway 92 east to T-17 north. Hear more about Tulip Time from the Steering Committee on today’s Let’s Talk Pella.

Streets/Alleys permanently closed during the event Thursday through Saturday:
• Broadway Street from Washington to Liberty
• Main Street from Washington to Liberty
• East 1st Street from the alley north of Franklin to the alley south of Franklin
• East 2nd Street from the alley north of Franklin to Liberty
• Franklin Street from West 2nd to East 3rd
• Oost Poort Alley from Main to East 1st
• Alley between Franklin and Liberty extending from Main to East 2nd
• Alley west of the Pella Public Library (between Main and Broadway) from Liberty to Union
• Liberty Street from West 3rd to West 2nd
• West 2nd Street from Franklin to Liberty
• Independence Street from Main to East 3rd (parade staging area)
• East 1st Street from Union to Independence (parade staging area)
• East 2nd Street from Union to Independence (parade staging area)

Streets temporarily closed for parade or traffic congestion:
• Washington Street from Broadway to Main
• Main Street from Liberty to University