Road Closures

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Event Road Closures

There will be multiple road closures this coming weekend for Hoover’s Hometown Days to allow for vendors, entertainment, and setup. The list of road closures is:

Detour map for the 2022 event
2022 Detour Map
  • 2nd Street from Main Street to the Water Street Parking Lot from 5:00p.m. on Friday August 5, 202 to 1:00 a.m. on Sunday August 7, 2022.
  • Main Street from Parkside Drive to 2nd Street from 12:00 a.m. on Saturday August 6, 2022 to 12:00 a.m. on Sunday August 7, 2022.
  • Main Street from Parkside Drive to Oliphant Street, S. Downey from Wetherell to Main Street, and Wetherell from Poplar Street to S. Downey St. from 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday August 6, 2022.
  • N. Downey Street from Main Street to Green Street from 2:30 a.m. on Saturday August 6, 2022 to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday August 6, 2022.
  • W Orange St. from N Oliphant St. to Ridge View Dr. on Saturday, August 6, 2022 from 8:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
  • Pedersen St. from W Orange St. to Hilltop Dr. on Saturday, August 6, 2022 from 8:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m

Other maps for the event are provided on this page.

Road Closures & Detours

Please note that NO overnight on-street parking will be permitted in marked areas downtown. This will be enforced. Cars parked in these spots will be towed at the owner’s expense.

The following streets will be closed for Hoover’s Hometown Days on Friday, August 6th and Saturday, August 7th:

Downtown event area:

  • S. 2nd St.:   Main St. to the Water St. parking lot from 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August 6th to 1:00 a.m. on Sunday, August 8th.
  • Main Street:  Parkside Drive to S. 2nd St. from 5:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 7th, to 1:00 a.m. on Sunday, August 8th.
  • Main Street:  Parkside Drive to N. Oliphant St, (parade route) 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday, August 7th
  • S. Downey:  Wetherell to Main St. and Wetherell from S. Poplar St. to S. Downey St. from 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 7th.
  • N. Downey St.:  Main St. to Green St. from 2:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 7th.
    • Residents on Wetherell Street will exit (temporarily) north on Poplar St. to Main St. and will access Wetherell Street via the Enlow parking lot.  The Enlow parking lot will have parking available throughout the event.

Parade line-up staging area:

  • Pedersen St.:  W. Orange St. to Hilltop Dr. on Saturday, August 7th from 8:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
  • W. Orange St.:  N. Oliphant St. to Ridge View Dr. on Saturday, August 7th from 8:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

If you have any questions, please contact the West Branch Parks and Recreation  at 643-5888.

Hoover’s Hometown Days Road Closures

​Hoover’s Hometown Days is this weekend.  Below are the road closures for the weekend and the detour map for getting around them!

Road Closures

  • 2nd Street from Main Street to the Water Street Parking Lot from 5:00p.m. on Friday August 4, 2017 to 1:00 a.m. on Sunday August 6, 2017.
  • Main Street from Parkside Drive to 2nd Street from 12:00 a.m. on Saturday August 5, 2017 to 12:00 a.m. on Sunday August 6, 2017.
  • Main Street from Parkside Drive to Poplar Street, S Downey from Wetherell to Main Street, and Wetherell from S Poplar Street to S Downey Street from 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday August 5, 2017.
  • N Downey Street from Main Street to Green Street from 2:30 a.m. on Saturday August 5, 2017 to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday August 5, 2017.
  • W Orange Street from N Oliphant Street to Ridge View Drive on Saturday, August 5th from 8:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
  • Pedersen Street from W Orange Street to Hilltop Dr. on Saturday, August 5th from 8:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
Detour Map