WARNING: Parking will be insane Thursday in downtown Grand Rapids when President Donald Trump comes to visit. The Make America Great Again rally is this Thursday at 7 p.m. at Van Andel Arena. Doors open at 4 p.m. The city has announced some parking ramps and streets near Van Andel that will be closing at 2:30 p.m. If you’re planning on coming down for the rally you’ll want to plan ahead.
The City of Grand Rapids says that streets immediately surrounding the Van Andel Arena will closing at 2:30 p.m. Thursday. The closures are expected to last until about 8:30 p.m. The closures are:
- Fulton Street – from Ottawa to Ionia
- Weston Street – west of Ionia
- Oakes Street – from Ottawa to Ionia
- Ottawa Avenue – from Fulton to Oakes
Metered parking will also be prohibited downtown on the following:
- Ottawa Avenue – between Oakes and Fulton
- Oakes Street – between Grandville and Market
- Weston Street – between Ottawa and Grandville
- Weston Street – West of Ionia
- The parking lot at Fulton Street SW and Ionia
More on the closures here
