MountainFest traffic suggestions and route information

MountainFESTLOGOSmallerMORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In an effort to try to control traffic congestion in Morgantown for Saturday’s MountainFest, MECCA 911 and city police have released travel suggestions and traffic modifications.

The centralized location of many festival events are at Mylan Park.

I-79 TO MYLAN PARK

Motorcyclists are urged to exit Interstate 79 at Exit 155 (Star City Exit) and follow Chaplin Road to the venue.

Cars and other vehicles should exit Interstate 79 at Exit 152 (Westover) and follow Fairmont Road to Sugar Grove Road to Chaplin Road.

Heaviest traffic is expected in that area from 4:00 p.m. through 2:00 a.m. Sunday.

PARADE ROUTE

For the MountainFest Motorcycle Rally Parade, Morgantown Police will close High Street at 10:00 a.m.

Only motorcycles will be permitted to park on High Street.

The 1:00 p.m. parade begins at the WVU Coliseum and proceeds south on

Monongahela Boulevard toward downtown Morgantown. The motorcade will travel up

Campus Drive and turn right onto University Avenue onto the “loop”. The motorcade will

then progress by the Mountainlair traveling toward High Street and the normal parade

route down High Street will then be followed.

DETAILED RELEASE FROM MORGANTOWN POLICE AND CITY OF MORGANTOWN

MountainFest 2015 : DETAILED RELEASE FROM MORGANTOWN POLICE AND CITY OF MORGANTOWN