The Broad Street Market stands ready to host the Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine rally tomorrow.
The arrival of Hillary Clinton in Harrisburg is still a day away, but the heart of Midtown soon will become a no-drive zone.
Harrisburg will be among the first stops for the newly minted Democratic presidential nominee and her vice presidential running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine, following the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia tonight.
A rally for the Democratic ticket will take place Friday in front of the Broad Street Market at N. 3rd and Verbeke streets starting at 8:30 p.m.
To host the rally, Harrisburg will have to endure almost two days of street closures. According to the city, these include the following:
- N. 3rd Street from Forster to Reily streets will close to through traffic from 5 p.m. today until “further notice.”
- Local traffic on N. 3rd Street will be permitted until noon tomorrow from Forster to Cumberland streets and from Sayford to Reily streets. After 12 p.m., those streets will close to all traffic.
- Verbeke Street will be closed to traffic from N. 2nd to N. 6th streets.
Detours will include:
- N. 3rd Street northbound—N. 2nd Street and Commonwealth and N. 6th streets.
- N. 3rd Street southbound—Front Street and Commonwealth and N. 6th streets.
- Verbeke Street—Forster or Reily streets.
Free parking will be available to Harrisburg residents from Friday morning through noon Saturday at the 7th Street Parking Garage, according to the city. Residents should bring their IDs to the parking garage. They will receive a ticket upon entry and will not have to pay when exiting before noon Saturday.
For rally-goers, free parking will be available at HACC Midtown lots 4, 5, 6, and 7 to accommodate the thousands of people expected to attend.
