Middletown Road Closings & Detours for Sunday's Police Parade

MIDDLETOWN, RI — On Sunday, May 7, traffic coming into Newport will be diverted for the Aquidneck Island Police Parade. Beginning at 9:15 a.m., the parade route will be closed. The route starts in Middletown at 317 West Main Road and travels south on West Main Road. It continues south into Newport on Broadway.

West Main Road will be closed to vehicular traffic from the intersection of West Main Road and Coddington Highway to the intersection of West Main Road and Miantonomi Avenue (One Mile Corner). Traffic restrictions will continue in Newport.

West Side of Parade Route:
Motorists traveling southbound on West Main Road (Rt.114) will be diverted onto Coddington Highway. Motorists traveling eastbound on Coddington Highway will be diverted northbound onto West Main Road.

East Side of Parade Route:
Motorists will be able to travel along the East side of the parade route by using Valley Road.

East Main Road Detours
East Main Road will be closed at the intersection of East Main Road and West Main Road (Two Mile Corner). Motorists traveling south on East Main Road will have the option to use Aquidneck Avenue (Rt.138A) or Valley Road (Rt. 214) in order to detour around the parade route. East Main Road will be open to the Two Mile Corner so businesses along East Main Road will be open to the public.

Any questions or concerns during the day of the parade will go to the day shift/incident commander at 401-846-1144.