Parking and closures for Roots & Blues fest

The Roots N Blues N BBQ festival kicks off Friday in Columbia at Stephens Lake Park, and lasts through Sunday.

There will be some parking restrictions while the festival is going on, and added security will be in place during the weekend.

Columbia Police will change traffic flow near Broadway, Old Highway 63, and Walnut.

Walnut from Old 63 to the dead end will be closed to traffic.

Old 63 will be northbound only from Broadway to Walnut at the south junction and will be westbound only from Old Highway 63 to William Street.

The closures will be effective Friday from 3:30 p.m. though the evening, then again from beginning to end on Saturday and Sunday.

There will be no event drop-off or pick-up on Walnut or Old 63. ADA accessible parking is available at Riechmann Pavillion on East Walnut Street.

CoMO Connect will provide free transportation to and from the event, and will have extended hours on Friday and Saturday nights.

Customers can reach Stephens Lake Park on the #2 Gold route, #6 Pink route, or the #10 Red/Downtown route, or by connecting onto one of these routes from the rest of the system. An additional bus will also be added to the #10 Red/Downtown route to accommodate downtown parking.

The bus schedule is as follows:

Friday, Sept. 26: 6:25 a.m.-10 p.m. (additional downtown bus starts at 6 p.m.)
Saturday, Sept. 27: 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 28: 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
Plus a late night departure from festival each night