The funeral procession consists of approximately 400 vehicles.
(SALEM, Ore. ) - Traffic circulation will be significantly limited in central, northeast, and east Salem during the late afternoon Thursday, as a result of the funeral procession for Marion County Sheriff Deputy Kelly Fredinburg, who was killed in a head-on crash on Highway 99E on Saturday, June 16th.
A memorial service will be held, beginning at 2:00 PM, at the Salem Armory, located on 17th Street NE at the Oregon State Fairgrounds.
The memorial service is open to the public.
The funeral procession, anticipated to consist of approximately 400 vehicles, will depart, after completion of the memorial service, from the Salem Armory at approximately 3:30 PM and will travel southbound on 17th Street, turning westbound onto State Street, then up 13th Street and westbound on Court Street NE.
The procession will travel past the Capitol building, then turn southbound on High Street NE, passing the Marion County Courthouse and turning to proceed eastbound on State Street through central and east Salem.
The procession will turn and travel southbound on Cordon Road SE until it finishes at the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training facility on Aumsville Highway SE.
The length and speed of the procession will require a number of temporary street closures and detours.
Specifically, motorists on Thursday should plan to avoid:
Traveling eastbound and westbound on Sunnyview Road NE, Madison Street NE, Market Street NE, D Street NE, and Center Street NE in the vicinity of 17th Street NE from 3:30 PM until 5:30 PM.
This includes traveling westbound on State Street from 17th Street to 13th Street.
Traveling southbound on 17th Street from Sunnyview Road NE to State Street from 3:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m.;
Traveling in the downtown, central core area of Salem, south of Center Street NE, east of Liberty Street NE, north of Ferry Street SE, and east of, and including 12th Street SE from Bellevue Street SE to Center Street NE from 3:30 PM until 5:30 PM.
Traveling eastbound on State Street from Liberty Street to Cordon Road from 3:45 PM until 6:00 PM.
Traveling southbound on Cordon Road SE from State Street to, and including, Aumsville Highway SE from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM.
Suggested alternate routes would be for north-south traffic to use I-5 or Commercial/Liberty Streets and for east-west traffic to use Silverton Road or Mission Street.
Staging of the procession will require the complete closure of 17th Street NE between Woodrow Street NE and Sunnyview Road NE from 11:00 AM until 5:00 PM.
Sunnyview Road NE will also be closed in both directions between 17th Street NE and Evergreen Avenue NE from 3:30 PM and 5:00 PM.
Portions of Salem-Keizer Transit (Cherriots) Bus Routes #1,2, 5, 5a,11,13,16,17, and 20 may be affected by the temporary street closures. For more information, call 503-588-BUSS.
Traffic control at major intersections will be provided through a coordinated effort between Marion County Sheriff's Office, Salem Police Department, Keizer Police Department, Salem Public Works, Marion County Public Works, Keizer Public Works, and the Oregon Department of Transportation.
Motorcycle officers representing several cities throughout the Willamette Valley will be accompanying and assisting the procession.
"It is our hope that motorists will plan ahead, adjust their schedules, exercise patience on Thursday afternoon during the procession, and take time to reflect on the sacrifice made by Deputy Fredinburg," says Mark Becktel, Transportation Services Manager for Salem Public Works.
"A DEPUTY'S PRAYER"
WHEN I START MY TOUR OF DUTY GOD, WHEREVER CRIME MAY BE, AS I DRIVE THE DARKENED STREETS ALONE, LET ME BE CLOSE TO THEE.
LET ME BE KINDLY TO THE OLD AND TO THE YOUNG, BE STRONG, BUT LET ME TRIUMPH OVER THOSE WHOSE ACTS ARE CRUEL AND WRONG.
LORD, IF SOME DARK AND DREARY NIGHT, I MUST GIVE UP MY LIFE, PLEASE DEAR LORD, WITH EVERLASTING LOVE PROTECT MY CHILDREN AND MY WIFE.
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