Traffic Advisory for Thursday, August 9, through Sunday, August 12, 2018

Special events taking place Thursday, August 9, through Sunday, August 12, will impact traffic and parking on streets in the City of Boston. People coming into the City to enjoy the festivities are encouraged not to drive their personal vehicles. Information on Bluebikes, the regional bike-share service, may be found at http://bluebikes.com and information on the MBTA may be found at www.mbta.com. Walking is also a great way to move around Boston.

Thursday, August 9 – Saturday, August 11

Concerts taking place at Fenway Park will require the following parking restrictions.

“Tow Zone No Stopping Boston Police Special Event Thursday to Saturday

Brookline Avenue, both sides, Overland Street to Lansdowne Street
Overland Street, south side , Brookline Avenue to end of legal parking near David Ortiz Drive
Boylston Street, south side, opposite Ipswich Street, near Fenway Park, to Brookline Avenue
Lansdowne Street, both sides, Brookline Avenue to Ipswich Street
Ipswich Street, Fenway Park side, Lansdowne Street to Boylston Street
Van Ness Street, both sides, Ipswich Street to Kilmarnock Street
Jersey Street, both sides, Van Ness Street to Brookline Avenue
Richard B. Ross Way, Both sides, Van Ness Street to Boylston Street

“Tow Zone No Parking Reserved for HP-DV Parking ONLY Thursday to Saturday”

Boylston Street, north side, Ipswich Street, near Fenway Park to Kilmarnock Street
Jersey Street, both sides, Boylston Street to Van Ness Street
Overland Street, north side Brookline Avenue to end of legal parking near David Ortiz Drive

Sunday, August 12

The following temporary traffic and parking restrictions will be in effect to support Open Newbury Street in the Back Bay.

The streets below will be closed to traffic from 10:00AM to 6:30PM

Newbury Street, from Arlington Street to Massachusetts Avenue
Exeter Street, from Commonwealth Avenue to Newbury Street
Fairfield Street, from Boylston Street to Newbury Street
Gloucester Street, from Commonwealth Avenue to Newbury Street
Hereford Street, from Boylston Street to Newbury Street

“No Stopping Boston Police Special Event Sunday” (Enforcement will begin at 5 AM)

Newbury Street, both sides, from Arlington Street to Massachusetts Avenue
Berkeley Street, both sides, from Boylston Street to Commonwealth Avenue
Clarendon Street, both sides, from Commonwealth Avenue to Boylston Street
Exeter Street, both sides, from Commonwealth Avenue to Newbury Street
Fairfield Street, both sides, from Boylston Street to Newbury Street
Gloucester Street, both sides, from Commonwealth Avenue to Newbury Street
Hereford Street, both sides, from Boylston Street to Newbury Street, excluding next to the fire station

The following temporary traffic and parking restrictions will be in effect to support the August Moon Festival that will take place in Chinatown.

The streets below will be closed to traffic from 7AM to 6 PM

Hudson Street, Kneeland Street to Beach Street
Tyler Street, Kneeland Street to Beach Street
Beach Street, Surface Road to Washington Street
Oxford Street, Beach Street to Essex Street
Harrison Avenue, Kneeland Street to Essex Street

“No Stopping Boston Police Special Event Sunday”

Beach Street, both sides, J.F. Fitzgerald Expressway Surface Road to Washington Street
Harrison Avenue, both sides, Essex Street to Kneeland Street
Hudson Street, both sides, Kneeland Street to Beach Street
Oxford Street, both sides, Beach Street to Essex Street
Tyler Street, both sides, Kneeland Street to Beach Street

The St. Laurence Procession of St. Patrick’s Church will take place in Roxbury. An estimated 1,000 participants will depart from 400 Dudley Street at 12:30 PM, turn left onto Magazine Street, right onto George Street, right onto Shirley Street, right onto Dudley Street, and return to the church. The procession is expected to end by 2:30 PM. Drivers should expect delays in the area as participants march along the route.