From; Robert K McCarthy, Councillor
Ward One
Subject: Planned Street Closures for October
CITY OF SALEM,
MASSACHUSETTS
Kimberley
Driscoll
Mayor
Salem
Announces Planned Street Closures for October
SALEM, MA – The City of Salem has announced the following road
closures and detours planned for events in October.
For additional information, please contact the Traffic Division of
the Salem Police Department at 978-744-0171 ext. 115 or online at www.salempd.net or
www.salem.com.
Travel and parking information for Salem’s October Haunted Happenings festival
is online at www.hauntedhappenings.org, with detailed parking
information at www.parkinginsalem.com. Follow street closure
and traffic alerts for October in Salem on Twitter at www.twitter.com/GetThruOctober (@getthruoctober).
All information below is subject to change. The Salem Police
Department will close any street at any time if they determine that a public
safety issue exists.
· October 2:
Haunted Happenings Parade starts at 6:00 p.m. at Shetland Office Park on
Congress Street. Residents should anticipate traffic delays on Route 114 and
Route 1A. Route 1A from Derby Street to Brown Street will be closed to traffic
from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Other road closures are Congress Street, Washington
Street, Essex Street from Washington Street to Union Street, Central Street,
Front Street, and Washington Square West, North, and South. There will be no
parking tow zones along the entire parade route. Log onto www.salem.com for more
detailed information.
· October
4 and 5: Haunted Happenings BizBaz. There will be no parking at the meters
along the portion of Essex Street between Hawthorne Boulevard and New Liberty
Street beginning at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday October 4 through Sunday October 5 at
9:00 p.m. This section of Essex Street will also be closed to through traffic
from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
· October
18: Salem YMCA Witch City 5K road race starts at 9:00 a.m. at the Salem
Willows. No road closures are planned, however residents should anticipate
traffic delays along the following roadways: Memorial Drive, Essex Street,
Route 1A, Route 114 including Hawthorne Boulevard, Derby Street, and Fort
Avenue, ending at Restaurant Row.
· October
19: Witch Ride Motorcycle Ride. Route 114 and Route 1A will be impacted,
but not closed to traffic, from Marblehead to New Derby Street. Route 1A,
including Derby Street, will be closed to traffic between Lafayette Street and
Congress Street. Congress Street will also be closed to traffic. Residents
should anticipate road closures and traffic delays from noon to 3:00 p.m. There
will be a no parking tow zone on Derby Street between Lafayette and Congress
Street from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
· October
25: Devil’s Chase road race starts at 8:00 a.m. at the Salem Willows soccer
field on Fort Avenue. No road closures are planned, however residents should
traffic delays until 10:30 a.m. on the following roadways: Fort Avenue, Derby
Street, Szetela Lane, Webb Street, Andrews Street, Washington Square, Essex
Street, Charter Street, Central Street, Derby Street, Winter Island Road,
Columbus Avenue, Restaurant Row, and Memorial Drive. Several no parking tow
zones will be posted on Memorial Drive, Victory Road, and Larkin Lane.
· October
31: Halloween events will include multiple road closures and heavy traffic
delays throughout Salem for the entire day and night. Residents should expect
major traffic delays on Route 114 and Route 1A. Downtown streets will close to
all traffic no later than 4:00 p.m. These road closures include: Essex Street
at Crombie Street and Barton Square to Union Street, Washington Street from New
Derby Street to Bridge Street, Federal Street from St. Peter’s Street to North
Street, Washington Square North and West from Essex Street to Brown Street,
Hawthorne Boulevard, Derby Street, Route 1A, Congress Street near Pickering
Wharf, Charter Street, Central Street, Front Street, and Lafayette Street from
New Derby Street to Front Street. Bridge Street at the Bypass Road will also
close to all traffic between the westerly overpass ramps the Bypass Road from
9:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. for the closing fireworks.
