Plum Street, State Fair Road closures begin as Kansas State Fair opens
The advisory says reopening times are approximate and may shift with fair activity.
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Sign up freePlum Street was set to close at 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, and State Fair Road was to open to fair parking traffic only at 7 a.m., beginning 10 days of shifting closures around the Hutchinson fairgrounds.
According to the advisory, the street was scheduled to stay closed through Sunday night, with reopening expected around 11 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, following the concert.
Plum Street is then to be closed daily from 9 a.m. to about 10:30 p.m. Sept. 14-17. It is set to close again at 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 18, and stay closed through Sunday evening, with reopening expected around 8:30 p.m. Sept. 20.
The advisory says State Fair Road is open for fair parking access only, with no regular through traffic; it does not say when that restriction lifts. It also does not state the block limits of the Plum Street closure or list a detour route.
The closure schedule runs Sept. 11 through Sept. 20, later in the month than in 2025, when the fair opened over Labor Day weekend. Traffic management around the fairgrounds has previously included temporary traffic signals at Main Street intersections. The advisory carries no attribution; closure notices of this kind are routinely issued by the city of Hutchinson and the Hutchinson Police Department.
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