Fourth of July Road Closures

The following is only a portion of the road closures and restrictions on Sunday, July 3 and Monday, July 4. To see the full list, please check the PDF attached to this article.

Sunday, July 3

• Storrow Drive partially closed at 4 p.m.: Storrow will be closed to westbound traffic from the Lee Pool to Berkeley Street at approximately 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 3. This will include the entrance from Charles Street Circle. Westbound traffic may re-enter Storrow Drive westbound by heading down Charles Street, to Beacon Street, to the westbound entrance at Berkeley Street.
• The exit to Arlington Street from the Storrow Tunnel (East Bound): Closed at 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 3 until 6 a.m. on Tuesday, July 5.
• Mugar Way at Beacon St. closed to pedestrians: Pedestrians will be directed to Berkeley St. for entrance to the Esplanade. 

Monday, July 4

• No parking on Memorial Drive (either side) from Massachusetts Avenue to the Longfellow Bridge. All vehicles remaining after 12:01 a.m. will be removed.
• Beginning at 7:30 a.m., access to Storrow Drive (east and west bound) from Leverett Circle to Kenmore Square will be closed to traffic. The Storrow Drive Exit Ramp in the Tip O’Neil Tunnel will be closed to all traffic except emergency vehicles. The Leverett Circle entrance to Storrow Drive West will also be closed. Traffic will be allowed to travel on Msgr. O’Brien Highway to Cambridge and Martha’s Road to Boston.
• Closures include the on-ramps to Storrow Drive from: Berkeley Street; Charlesgate Area (heading Eastbound); Bowker Overpass from the Park Drive; Charles Street Circle (heading westbound).
• Pedestrian routes closed beginning at 7:30 a.m.: Pedestrian bridge at Charles Street Circle going to the Esplanade; Pedestrian bridge at Beacon Street going to the Esplanade; Mugar Way at Beacon Street closed to all pedestrian traffic. Pedestrians wishing to enter the Esplanade will be directed down Beacon Street to Berkeley Street for entry.
• Beginning at 4:30 p.m., Cambridge road closures: Memorial Drive in both directions from Mass. Ave. to the Longfellow Bridge closed. Main Street from Third Street to the Longfellow Bridge. Ames Street from Main Street to Memorial Drive. Wadsworth and Amherst Streets. Land Boulevard from Binney Street to Longfellow Bridge closed. Hayward, Carlton, Charlotte’s Way and Dock Streets. Longfellow Bridge closed in both directions.