Description

he annual New Britain Memorial Day parade takes place on Friday, May 30. during this event, most of Broad Street and Main Street along with segments of Burritt Street and Franklin Square will be closed to traffic from approximately 4:30pm to 8:00pm.

In addition, during the parade:

-- Burritt St will be blocked from Alden St to Myrtle St;
--Clinton St will be blocked at Albany Ave with no access to Broad St;
--North St will be blocked at Sexton St with no access to Broad St/Main St;
--Arch St/Chestnut St will be blocked at Main St;
--All of Main St and Broad St will be closed.

CTTRANSIT buses will use stops on Columbus Boulevard for their downtown connections during the parade.

The parade is set for May 30 at 6 p.m. starting at the top of Broad and Burritt streets. The procession goes east on Broad Street for 1.5 miles, south on Main Street for 0.7 miles past the reviewing stand in Central Park, and then disperses at Franklin Square in front of the state courthouse.