With UW-Madison's annual homecoming parade taking place Friday evening, Madison residents should be on the lookout for street closures in the downtown area as early as mid-afternoon.
The parade begins at 6 p.m., with the route including the 600 block of Wisconsin Avenue, West Gilman Street to State Street, the 600 and 700 blocks of State Street, and the 500 and 600 blocks of Lake Street.
Langdon Street will be closed from 3 to 8 p.m. for staging and tear down.
Madison Metro bus routes will be rerouted for the event starting at 3 p.m. Routes that will be rerouted include route 4, 6 and 29, which will detour from lower State Street and Lake Street. Routes 81, 82 and 85 will detour from Langdon Street.
The UW Homecoming Committee and Madison Police Department have the right to refuse a vehicle's entry to any streets during this time.
