Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 05-07-2024
Title:
title
Notification of approval for the street closure of a portion of 23rd Street (County Line Road) from just north of Quail Hollow Apartments drive to the south side of 61st Street (Albany Street) for May 14, 2024 from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. for Broken Arrow Public Schools, high school graduation
End
Background:
As has been our recent practice, the City of Broken Arrow is granting a street closure for Broken Arrow Public Schools to hold its high school graduation on May 14, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at Memorial Stadium, 1901 East Albany Street. The last graduation held at the stadium was 2022. This year's graduating class has approximately 1,380 students. Each student is permitted to invite 8 guests to the ceremony. While the football stadium can hold approximately 10,000 guests, the event is expected to draw between 10,000 to 12,000 people.
Additionally, the campus has less than 2,000 parking spaces. Furthermore, it only has three entry and exit drives. As was the case in 2022, the school can use the Vanguard STEM Academy facility for additional parking.
In recent years, traffic surrounding the school and on campus has made it impossible for all individuals attending the graduation ceremony to get seated in time, and traffic before and after the event has been difficult to manage. Additionally, passing cars have honked their horns, disturbing the event. The biggest concern is the safety of the public.
To help mitigate these challenges, the Broken Arrow Public Schools is seeking approval to close 23rd Street (County Line Road) just north of the Quail Hollow Apartments entrance (2607 East Albany Street) to the south side of Albany Street (61st Street) intersection from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. This allows Broken Arrow Public Schools to run shuttle service to and from the parking areas to a restricted access location immediately adjacent to the east side of the stadium.
School officials presented their r...
Click here for full text