Streets closed to parking for Parade of Lights

Streets to be closed to parking for parade

Police will close sections of downtown Cape Girardeau during today's annual Christmas parade. According to a news release from Sgt. Kevin Orr of the Cape Girardeau Police Department, parking will be prohibited beginning at 2 p.m. on the following sections of the city:

* Both sides of Broadway from North West End Boulevard to Main Street

* Main Street from Park Drive to William Street

* North West End Boulevard from Broadway to Parkview Drive

* East side of Perry Avenue from Broadway to Parkview Drive

* Parkview Drive from Perry Avenue to North West End Boulevard

* All of Capaha Park.

Immediately following the parade the closed sections will be reopened. Orr said that vehicles parked in the closed areas after 2 p.m. will be towed at the owner's expense.