Please carefully read the following from the Milton Police Department regarding the upcoming events planned for Milton’s 350th celebration taking place beginning next Friday.
BIG WEEKEND EVENTS/TRAFFIC/PARKING INFO
Friday Evening June 8th – Fireworks
The Police Department anticipates the MHS lot to be filled quickly. Once all spots are filled, Gile Rd. will be closed to ALL TRAFFIC.
Satellite Parking- Fireworks
On Friday evening, the Town will run shuttle buses from the Ulin Rink Parking Lot on Unquity Road, Town Hall 525 Canton Ave., and the Pierce Middle School 451 Central Ave. These buses will drop off on Gile Road and will run return trips through the evening. Shuttle buses will run continuously among the lots.
Parade Saturday June 9th. Traffic/parking/Detours Information
Saturday June 9th, for the Parade, the following detours and closures will take effect by 1300 hrs.
Blue Hills Parkway at Canton Ave
Blue Hills Parkway at Gile Rd
Thatcher St. at Central Ave.
Brook Rd. at Reedsdale Rd.
Brook Rd. at Canton Ave.
Brook Rd. at Randolph Ave.
Brook Rd. at Centre St.
Randolph and Centre St.
Brook Rd. at Pleasant St. Randolph Ave at Reedsdale Rd.
Randolph Ave. at Pleasant St.
Randolph Ave. at Chickatawbut Rd
Otis St at Edge Hill Rd.
Boulevard and Bryant Ave.
Edge Hill Rd. and Bryant Ave.
In addition to the above streets, all side streets along the parade route will be closed and barricaded.
PARADE ROUTE
The parade will step off from Gile Rd at 1400 hours. It will be preceded by the raising of a huge American Flag with a crane that is stationed on the front lawn of the 1st Parish Church. This flag will hang across Canton Ave. above the marchers as they pass by. That will take place at 1345 hrs. and will be accompanied by a bugler from Milton High School who will play the National Anthem.
The parade will follow the following route: Canton Ave. south to Reedsdale Rd. (Library Corner) turn right onto Reedsdale Rd. Follow Reedsdale across Randolph Ave. (Rte. 28) to Pleasant St, it will continue on Pleasant Street for about 1¼ miles to the front entrance of Cunningham Park where the parade ends.
Public Transit – Surface
Friday night’s events should incur no interruptions to service for either the MBTA or BAT.
The parade on Saturday will alter public bus service between Randolph and Mattapan as well as with Ashmont. The parade will also affect bus transportation between Mattapan/Ashmont and Quincy Center Station.
Public Parking – Parade Route.
Public parking for the parade will be available at the following locations:
Ulin Rink, Unquity Rd.
Town Hall Rear Lot, 525 Canton Ave.
Council on Aging, Walnut St.
Milton Academy Lot, Randolph Ave., across from Gunhill St.??
St. Elizabeth’s rear lot, Reedsdale Rd.??
Milton DPW Yard, 629 Randolph Ave.
Cunningham School/rear lot, Edge Hill Rd.
Collicott School/rear lot, Edge Hill Rd.
Cunningham Foundation, Edge Hill Rd.
Parade Route Parking Restrictions
There will be NO PARKING along the parade route beginning at 1200hrs.
ChurchServices
The 4:00 pm Mass on Saturday June 9th, will be held 4:30 pm.