Traffic alert, road closures announced for Groton’s Fourth of July parade
Groton ― With the town’s annual Fourth of July parade scheduled for Thursday, the Town of Groton Police Department has announced a traffic alert and road closures.
The traffic alert and road closures are scheduled to take place between 9:50 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thursday in the area of Fort Hill Road (Poquonnock Bridge area of Route 1), Poquonnock Road and Long Hill Road.
The parade starts at 10 a.m. from the Fort Hill Road and Ring Drive sections of Route 1, and proceeds west on Route 1, to the Groton Shopping Plaza off Long Hill Road at Drozdyk Drive, police said.
Vehicles and floats participating in the parade will stage at Poquonnock Plains Park before the parade, police said.
Police said Midway Oval residents can expect traffic congestion on and around Central Avenue, Vergennes Court, Newtown Road (Route 117) and Depot Road, and to plan accordingly.
Police reminded residents that the parade is a family event, and alcohol consumption in public is not allowed.
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