Montclair Roads to Close for African-American Heritage Day Parade

Many Montclair roads will be closed Saturday for the annual Montclair African-American Heritage Day Parade and Festival.

Montclair Police are alerting drivers in advance of the parade about which roads to avoid:

• Maple Avenue closed at Bloomfield Avenue to Lincoln Street
• Pine Street closed at Bloomfield Avenue to Glenridge Avenue
• Woodland Avenue closed at Douglas Road (Glen Ridge) entering Montclair
• Bloomfield Avenue closed at town line (Glen Ridge) to Gates Avenue
• Elm Street closed at Bloomfield Avenue to Orange Road/Llewellyn Road
• Orange Road closed from Llewellyn Road to Linden Avenue
• Cedar Avenue closed from Orange Road to Harrison Avenue
• High Street closed from Orange Road to Virginia Avenue
• Nishuane Road closed at Charles Street north to Cedar Avenue

Police suggest the following alternate routes when traveling through town:

Traveling East and West: Use Claremont Avenue, Walnut Street, and Watchung Avenue.

Traveling North and South: Use Harrison Avenue, North Mountain Avenue, and Ridgewood Avenue in Glen Ridge.