DARIEN, CT — The Darien Police Department has issued a traffic advisory for Darien's annual Memorial Day Parade, which is scheduled for Monday, May 25.
According to an announcement from the Darien Police Department, some detours and restrictions will be in place beginning at 8 a.m.
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Police will be deploying additional assets to the parade. As a safety precaution, spectators are asked to avoid bringing backpacks or large bags to the event.
The parade will step off from Goodwives Shopping Center on Old Kings Highway North at 10 a.m. and proceed up Brookside Road, then left onto the Post Road.
The parade will head westbound on the Post Road and end in the area of Spring Grove Cemetery.
Police announced the following:
- There will be no on-street parking on Sedgwick Avenue, Mechanic Street or Old Kings Highway North near the entrance to Goodwives Shopping Center.
- The Brookside Road and Old Kings Highway North approaches to Goodwives Shopping Center will be closed to all vehicular traffic at 8 a.m.
- All vehicles participating in the parade must enter Goodwives Shopping Center via Sedgwick Avenue or Mechanic Street.
- Persons dropping off parade participants must use Sedgwick Avenue or Mechanic Street.
- No vehicles will be allowed to travel on Post Road from Interstate-95 entrance 13 westbound to Old Kings Highway South during the parade.
- Old Kings Highway South from Goodwives River Road to Post Road will be posted a "no parking" area.
- Spectators are reminded to remain on sidewalks, curbsides, or as close as practical to the roadway edge throughout the duration of the parade. This is necessary to ensure the safety of viewers and marchers alike.
- Motorists are advised to avoid the downtown area during the parade. A large contingent of Darien police officers will be assigned to traffic posts before and during the parade.