PERRYSBURG, Ohio — The city of Perrysburg announced new measures Thursday for the April 8 total solar eclipse to keep the public safe during the increased traffic and population the event is anticipated to bring.
The total solar eclipse is expected to bring hundreds of thousands of visitors to northwest Ohio to view this once-in-a-lifetime event (after all, the next total solar eclipse won't pass over this area until 2099). To accommodate packed roadways and additional people, Perrysburg officials are making several infrastructural changes the day of and the days surrounding April 8.
According to a press release, multiple changes will occur, including the implementation of an emergency response corridor from April 6 through April 9. This corridor means vehicles that are parked illegally on the roads will be ticketed and immediately towed. Parking will only be allowed in designated spots.
The city of Perrysburg provided a map of the response corridor, which can be viewed below:
Additionally, in order to ensure emergency responders have a designated place to communicate with each other should cellular service be disrupted, public Wi-Fi at the following locations will be restricted beginning the evening of Sunday, April 7 through the morning of Tuesday, April 9: Rotary, Municipal, Woodlands and Rivercrest Parks.
The city is implementing a one-day delay in garbage, recycling and yard waste pick-up the week of April 8. Additionally, all city offices, including Perrysburg Municipal Court, will be closed on April 8.
Perrysburg Schools will also not hold classes on April 8.
The city created a web page to communicate with the public about the total solar eclipse and changes caused by it. Click here to view it.
Perrysburg also plans to celebrate the solar eclipse with live entertainment, music, kids activities, education, food and more ahead of the eclipse from noon to 6 p.m. on April 6, the Saturday before the eclipse. Read more here.
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