The Sacramento Police Department is proud to be a part of this year's Martin Luther King Jr. march and celebration on January 18, 2010.  The celebration will begin with a community march which starts at two separate locations before converging and ending at the Sacramento Convention Center.  The Police Department would like to inform the public of rolling street closures and traffic impacts as a result of the march.

The south area march will depart from the Oak Park community Center, 3425 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, at 8:30 a.m. and travel to a second meeting point at Sacramento City College, 3835 Freeport Boulevard. Marchers will travel the following route:

south of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard

turning west on 12^th Avenue continuing where the street becomes Sutterville Road                                                                      

and enter the south side of Sacramento City College where they will meet additional marchers                                 

they will then continue west on 13^thAvenue 

north on Land Park Drive which turns into 16^th Street   

marchers will turn west of P Street                                                                                                          

north on 10^th  Street 

east on K Street (vehicles and bands following will turn east on J Street)

The north area march is scheduled to leave from Grant High School, 1400 Grand Avenue, at 9:00 a.m.  The marchers will travel the following route:

east on Grand Avenue     

south on Marysville Boulevard continuing where the street becomes Del Paso Boulevard

marchers will continue south over Highway 160 where the street becomes 12^th Street   

east on K Street (vehicle and bands following will turn east on J Street)

The march will conclude at J and 13^th Street with an outdoor rally.  The intersection of J at 13^th Street will be closed from approximately 10:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.  Drivers should expect delays on J Street due to the closure at 13^th Street.