Independence Day the Hillsboro Way Parade
Saturday, July 1, 9 a.m
Important information about Charles Town Pike closure:
Hillsboro will be holding its first-ever full, through-town parade in celebration of American Independence on Saturday, July 1, necessitating
the closure to through traffic between 8:30 and 10 a.m.
NOTICE OF CLOSURES TO THROUGH TRAFFIC:
Westbound Rt. 9 will be closed at Berlin Turnpike (Rt. 287)
Eastbound Rt. 9 will be closed at Harpers Ferry Rd. (Rt. 671)
Northbound Rt. 719 into Hillsboro will be closed at Cider Mill/Woodgrove Rd.
Northbound Rt. 690 will be closed at Gaver Mill Rd.
Gaver Mill Rd. Northbound in Hillsboro will be closed at Ashbury Church Rd.
DETOURS:
Motorists westbound to points west of Hillsboro will be directed at Rt. 287 to either:
Rt. 287 South to Rt. 7 West to Rt. 340 North to WVA Rt. 9
OR
Rt. 287 North to MD Rt. 17 to Rt. 340 South to WVA Rt. 9
Motorists eastbound to points east of Hillsboro will be directed at Rt. 671 to:
Rt. 671 North (Harpers Ferry Rd.) to Rt. 340 North, to MD Rt. 17 to VA Rt. 287 South (Berlin Turnpike), to Rt. 9
Law Enforcement will be positioned to direct traffic and provide detour information
at the following locations:
In Hillsboro: at the Parade start at Charles Town Pike and Stony Point Rd.; along Charles Town Pike at Gaver Mill Rd. and the Parade end point at Hillsboro Rd. (Rt. 690); and at Mountain Rd.
East of Hillsboro: at Purcellville Rd. and Berlin Turnpike
South of Hillsboro: at Rt. 690 and Gaver Mill Rd.; Gaver Mill Rd. and Ashbury Church Rd.; Stony Point Rd. and Cider Mill/Woodgrove Rd.
West of Hillsboro: at Rt. 9 and Rt. 671 (Harpers Ferry Rd.); and at Sweet Springs Liberty Gas Station on Rt. 9.
Northwest of Hillsboro: at Rt. 671 and Rt. 340.
NO VEHICLES WILL BE PERMITTED TO ENTER THE TOWN OF HILLSBORO AFTER 8:30 a.m. UNTIL THE PARADE ENDS
ALL VISITORS AND PARADE PARTICIPANTS ARE URGED TO BE IN HILLSBORO BY 8:15 a.m.
TO ENSURE SAFE EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS DURING THE PARADE, PARKING ON THE PARADE ROUTE WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM 8 a.m. UNTIL THE PARADE ENDS
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Independence Day the Hillsboro Way Music, Food, Wine & Beer Fest begins at 2 p.m. on the grounds of Hillsboro's Historic Old Stone School & The
Gap Stage
HEAVY PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY—
MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT DELAYS IN HILLSBORO
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