Marlborough Labor Day Parade 2019: Traffic, Road Closures

MARLBOROUGH, MA — This year marks the 68th anniversary of Marlborough's annual Labor Day parade. A city tradition since 1952, the parade honors veterans and servicemen in the country while bringing a smile to Marlborough resident's faces.

The parade starts at Pleasant and Lincoln Streets and moves west onto Lincoln Street, south onto Broad Street, east onto West main Street and continues onto Main Street, turns south on Maple Street and ends at the intersection of Route 85- Bolton Street.

If that sounds like a whole lot of streets and lots of street closures to follow, you're right. The Marlborough police department issued a list of road closures, detours and handicapped parking.

After 7:00 A.M. and until the end of the parade, parking will NOT be permitted on the following streets:

• Pleasant Street (Elm Street to West Main Street)
• Chestnut Street (Cross Street to Howland Street)
• Howland Street (entire length)
• Franklin Street (entire length)
• Sumner Street (entire length)
• Church Street (entire length)
• Beach Street (entire length)
• Edinboro Street (Maple Street to Church Street)
• Winthrop Street (Gay Street to Lincoln Street)
• Hastings Street (entire length)

After 7:00 A.M. and until the end of the parade, parking will NOT be permitted on the following streets:

• Lincoln Street (Broad Street to Pleasant Street)
• Broad Street (Lincoln Street to West Main Street)
• West Main Street (entire length)
• Main Street (entire length);
• Maple Street (from Main Street to Valley Street)
• South Street (entire length)

Parade Route detours will be placed into effect between 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. The following streets will be totally closed to traffic:

• West Main Street (entire length);
• Main Street (entire length);
• Maple Street (from Edinboro Street to Main Street);
• Pleasant Street (from West Main St. to Elm St.)
• Broad Street (from West Main St. to Lincoln St.)
• Lincoln Street (from Mechanic St. to Broad St.)

Additionally, side streets along the parade route will be partially closed to traffic. After 11:00 a.m. and until after the parade is over Liberty Street will be a one-way street.

Parade detour routes are as follows:

• Traffic heading west on Route 20; detoured onto Stevens St., to Union St., to Hudson St., to Elm St., to Felton St., to Landry Dr. to Route 20.
• Traffic heading east on Route 20; detoured down Beach St., to South St., right onto Maple St., left onto Walker St., right onto Framingham Rd., to Farm Rd. to Route 20.
• Traffic heading south on Route 85; detoured east onto Lincoln St., to Church St., to Edinboro St., to Maple St., to Route 85.
• Traffic heading north on Route 85; detoured up Edinboro St., to Church St., right onto Hildreth St., to Curtis Ave., to East Main St., to Stevens St., to Union St., to Bolton St.(Rt 85).
• Traffic traveling northbound on Route 85; To go west on Route 20, detoured onto Mill St., to Brigham St., to Westboro Rd., (in Southboro) turn right onto Williams St., to Route 20. To go east on Route 20, detoured onto Walker St., to Framingham Rd., to Farm Rd., to Route 20.

Handicapped parking:

The first floor of the parking deck located at the rear of City Hall, and in the Municipal lot adjacent to Chin's Garden restaurant.