The City of Shelbyville has announced a dedicated public viewing site for the total solar eclipse on April 8.
Tom Hession Drive will be closed to through traffic at 9 a.m. on April 8. There will be no entry off County Road 400. Vehicles should enter Tom Hession Drive from County Road 300.
City employees and law enforcement officials will be onsite to facilitate traffic management.
Totality will begin at 3:06 p.m. and last nearly four minutes.
The one-mile stretch of road will have port-o-lets, trash bins and a food truck serving Mexican food.
Parking will be available for up to two cars on each side of the road, totaling 150 cars.
After the event, attendees will exit Tom Hession Drive via County Road 400 North.
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