Aquidneck Island Police Parade Steps Off Sunday

NEWPORT, RI — The big parade honoring police steps off Sunday at 11:50 a.m., according to Newport police. The 2017 Aquidneck Island National Police Parade will change traffic patterns Sunday morning and afternoon. According to police, traffic flow and parking in Newport will be affected.

The parade kicks off at 11:50 Sunday morning. Traffic will be congested in the Lower Broadway, Washington Square area from about 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Parking will be limited. The parade participants will begin staging on West Main Road at 9 a.m., so it is recommended that people coming to Newport approach from either Memorial Boulevard or Connell Highway to America’s Cup Avenue.

The two best routes into the city with available public parking are:

Westbound on Memorial, right onto Bellevue Avenue (northbound), left on Church Street and right into the Waterfront parking lot (situated between Church and Mary streets).

Farewell Street south to America’s Cup Avenue and right into the Gateway
parking garage.

Parking is prohibited on the following streets from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. All vehicles parked in restricted areas will be towed:

Broadway from Admiral Kalbfus to Washington Square south (both
sides);
Touro Street from Thames Street to Spring Street;
Charles Street and Duke Street.

City ordinances (open containers of alcohol in public, noise violations, etc.)
will be strictly enforced along the parade route.