Clear the Streets! Aurora’s 49-Foot Christmas Tree on the Move Wednesday
The city of Aurora has a cool sort of holiday tradition.
Each year, a resident donates his or her tree, and the city sets it up as the official Aurora Christmas Tree at North Island Center, 8 E. Galena Boulevard.
The 2015 official City of Aurora Christmas Tree will be moved tomorrow, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, and stretches of Galena Boulevard and Fordham Avenue will be closed as crews transport the tree.
North Fordham Avenue from New Haven to California Avenue will be closed for about 30 minutes beginning at 8 a.m. Thursday as the 49-foot spruce tree is prepared for transportation from 882 N. Fordham to its display site at North Island Center, 8 E. Galena Boulevard
The travel route is south on Fordham, east on Illinois Avenue, south on Elmwood Avenue and east on Galena Boulevard to North Island Center. The route will remain open to traffic until the tree reaches the North Island Center.
The one block of Galena Boulevard from Stolp to Broadway will be closed from approximately 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. as crews unload and erect the tree. Traffic on that block will then be reduced to just one lane until approximately 11:30 a.m
In the event of very windy conditions or other complications, plans will be moved to Thursday, Nov. 5.
About the City of Aurora
Located 35 miles west of Chicago, Aurora is the second largest city in Illinois with a population of 200,456. Aurora is known as the “City of Lights” because it was one of the first in the nation to illuminate its streets with electric lights. Situated along the Fox River and the Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway (Interstate 88), the city extends 46 square miles encompassing Kane, DuPage, Kendall and Will counties. Aurora also is home to six public school districts and seven townships. For the latest news, access to an archive of past news releases or to follow the city on Facebook or Twitter, visit the city’s website at www.aurora-il.org.
