Santa Ana Street closures and permitted events for September 15 to 20

Here are the locations of upcoming permitted events and road closures in Santa Ana so you can plan accordingly. Please drive slowly and safely in construction zones and around crowded events.

• September 15-18
  • Closures for Fiestas Patrias
    • Closures 6 a.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Monday; Event hours: 12-11 p.m. Saturday, 12-10 p.m. Sunday
  • Flower Street from Civic Center Drive to Santa Ana Boulevard
  • West 6th Street from Coach Dick Hill Way to Flower Street
• Saturday, September 16
  • Plaza Calle Cuatro
    • Event hours: 6-9 p.m.
  • Centennial Park (Corner grass area on Fairview St.)
    • Event hours: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
    • Centennial Parking Structure
    • Event hours: 1-7 p.m.
• Sunday, September 17
  • Plaza Calle Cuatro
  • Event hours: 5 – 9 p.m.
• Centennial Parking Structure
  • Event hours: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• September 16
  • Lane reductions at First and Bush St. intersection
  • 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• September 17
  • Fiestas Patrias parade closures
  • 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
  • Civic Center Drive from N. Bush St. to Flower St.
  • Main Street from 17th St. to W. Santa Ana Blvd.
  • Additional closures and local access only on some surrounding streets.
• September 18-22
  • Intersection closure at 4th and French streets
  • 24 hours a day
• September 18-29
  • Right Turns Only at the Intersection of Warner Ave. and Grand Ave.
  • 8 p.m. – 5 a.m.
• September 19
  • MacArthur Blvd. Closed Under 55 Freeway
    • 9 p.m. – 5 a.m.
    • Through September 22
  • Metrolink rail maintenance work on the Orange County line
    • 8 p.m. – 6 a.m. nightly
    • Through September 30
  • Westbound traffic lanes closed on 3rd St. between French and Bush streets
    • 24 hours a day

Art Pedroza Editor

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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