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Comstock Fire Chief Ed Switalski funeral procession route and closure information
Michigan DOT sent this bulletin at 06/20/2017 03:33 PM EDT
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 2017
CONTACT: Capt. James VanDyken, Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office, 269-385-6173
Comstock Fire Chief Ed Switalski funeral
procession route and closure information
June 20, 2017 -- The funeral procession for Comstock Fire Chief Ed Switalski is set to begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 21, at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, 6767 W. O Ave., in Kalamazoo.
The funeral procession will use the following route:
• 9th Street north to Stadium Drive.
• Stadium Drive east to Michigan Avenue.
• Michigan Avenue east to Riverview Drive.
• Riverview Drive north to M-43 (Gull Road).
• M-43 (Gull Road) east to H Avenue.
• H Avenue east to South 33rd Street.
• South 33rd Street south to M-96 (East Michigan Avenue).
• M-96 (East Michigan Avenue) west to M-96 (King Highway).
• M-96 (King Highway) west to River Street.
• River Street south to East ML Avenue.
• East ML Avenue west to South Sprinkle Road.
• South Sprinkle Road south to Covington Road.
The funeral procession will end at Wings Event Center, and the funeral is set to begin at approximately noon.
During the procession, the public is being asked to avoid the procession route between 9 and 11:30 a.m. Several ramps and intersections will be closed by Michigan State Police during this time, including:
• I-94 interchange at 9th Street Exit 72.
• US-131 interchange at Stadium Drive Exit 36.
• I-94 interchange at I-94 Business Loop Exit 81.
• I-94 interchange at Sprinkle Road Exit 80.
Several agencies are participating in the procession in honor of Chief Switalski, including:
• Comstock Fire Department
• Oshtemo Fire Department
• Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office
• Michigan State Police
• Kalamazoo Public Safety
• Kalamazoo Township Police
• Western Michigan University Police
• Portage Public Safety
• Kalamazoo Valley Public Safety
• Michigan Department of Transportation
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