Middletown 4th of July Fireworks 2018 Traffic Information

MIDDLETOWN, CT — Middletown Police have announced parking and traffic information, including road closures, that will be in effect for the city’s annual Fireworks Festival. The festival will take place from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 7. Fireworks over the Connecticut River / Harbor Drive Area will begin around 9:30 p.m. The rain date is July 8. Food vendors will be located on lower Court Street / DeKoven Drive/ Harbor Drive.

Police announce the following road closures:

DeKoven Drive at Washington Street: (no southbound traffic), 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Court Street: (between Melilli Plaza and DeKoven Drive): 2 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Harbor Drive: 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

DeKoven Drive: 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Dingwall Drive: closed between Metro Square and Dekoven Drive 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

MLK Way: closed between Metro Square and Dekoven Drive 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

River Road: closed between Harbor Drive and Walnut Street 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Eastern Drive: between Silver Street and River Road (southbound traffic only) 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

** Access to Eastern Drive via Walnut Street to River Road

PARKING LOCATIONS:

Main Street, Municipal Lots, Commuter Lot (Eastern Drive), CVH Grounds, and Jackson Corrugated Lot (access from Walnut Street to River Road)

HANDICAPPED PARKING:

South lot of Harbor Drive. Upper City Hall Parking lot.

SPECTATOR VIEWING: City Hall Area, Harbor Area, CVH Grounds.