09/03/2025
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The Cape Girardeau Police Department will be implementing special traffic arrangements for the 2025 SEMO District Fair to ensure the smooth and safe flow of motor vehicles entering and exiting the Arena Park area.
โNo Parkingโ signs will be placed around Arena Park on Friday, September 5, 2025, to restrict parking. These โNo Parkingโ signs will be enforced beginning Saturday, September 6, 2025, at 6:00 a.m. Any vehicles parked in a โNo Parkingโ or โRestricted Parkingโ area will be towed away at the ownerโs expense, and a traffic ticket may be issued.
Additionally, on Friday, September 5, 2025, โNo Parkingโ signs will be placed in Capaha Park, North West End Blvd., and Perry Ave. to restrict parking for the SEMO District Fair Parade on Saturday, September 6, 2025. The parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. Capaha Park will be closed beginning at 5:00 a.m. and only vehicles actually used in the parade will be allowed inside the park. If anyone wishes to deliver parade participants, they can be dropped off at the intersection of West End Blvd. and Normal Street at the park entrance. Parade entries must enter Capaha Park from Broadway and Perry. No southbound traffic will be allowed at Perry and Dunklin. Subjects who drive around barricades may be ticketed.
West End Blvd. will be closed between Broadway and Parkview Streets at 7:00 a.m. to allow the parade to form. Broadway west of West End Blvd., and Kingshighway between Broadway and Cape Rock Drive, and Kingshighway from Hopper to Kiwanis will be closed during the parade.
Parking at Police Headquarters (2530 Maria Louise Lane) and Municipal Court (2536 Maria Louise Lane) shall be for official police or court business only from September 6-13, 2025. Violators will be towed at the ownerโs expense, and a traffic ticket may be issued.