July 4 is just days away and Saturday morning will kick-off the holiday with the annual parade in Peachtree City followed by fireworks over Lake Peachtree Saturday night.
As usual, the parade begin at 9 a.m. on South Peachtree Parkway at the Braelinn Golf Course and continue to McIntosh Trail, then west on McIntosh Trail to the recreation complex across from Huddleston Elementary School.
The parade Grand Marshal will be Olympic Gold Medalist Ralph Boston.
The city has issued a traffic advisory for expected delays for South Peachtree Parkway, Robinson Road, McIntosh Trail and Crosstown Road beginning at 7 a.m. and extending until noon.
The parade will utilize the southbound lanes of Robinson Road then the northbound lanes of Peachtree Parkway to McIntosh Trail.
Access to neighborhoods along the parade route will be severely restricted during the parade and clean-up. Anyone needing emergency access should contact the nearest police officer or call 770-461-HELP, city staff said.
The advisory asked that adults and children stay out of the roadway during the parade. Parents are asked to keep children wanting to grab thrown candy to stay behind the lines until parade vehicles pass.
While there will be no Fourth Fest at City Hall Plaza prior to the annual fireworks display, there will be food and music beginning at 5:30 p.m.
The annual fireworks display over Lake Peachtree will begin at 9:30 p.m.
Advanced reserving of space for the July 4 event is prohibited. No stakes, tents, barricades, or canopies allowed. No unattended vehicles, golf carts, or personal items are allowed. Tarps and blankets only may be placed beginning after dawn on July 4. Illegally placed items can be removed as trash, according to a city code adopted un June 2013, staff said.
Those attending the fireworks display are reminded to stay off the lake bed and not to park along Ga. Highway 54.
The city has issued a traffic advisory for the evening hours, noting that many traffic lights will be on flash mode. Flashing yellow means proceed with caution while flashing red means stop and yield the right-of-way to other vehicles in the intersection.
Pertaining to fireworks, and despite the change in the state fireworks law, there are no personal fireworks or sparklers allowed on any city-owned property.
