See Road Closures For Events In Newport This Weekend

NEWPORT, RI — Several road closures will be in place for events this weekend, Newport police said.

The following closures will be in place:

Saturday

Broadway will be closed from Gould Street, south to the bottom of Washington Square from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. for The Broadway Street Fair. There will be a detour to Wheatland Boulevard.

Sunday

Memorial Boulevard will be closed westbound from Easton's Beach to Thames Street from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. for the Amica Marathon.

Monday

Beginning at 8:30 a.m., Broadway from Gould Street to the bottom of Washington Square will be closed for the Italian Festival Parade. Wheatland Boulevard will take the detour of traffic.

The closure is expected to last about an hour. The parade will start in front of St. Joseph's Church on Broadway and proceed to Washington Square then to Thames Street, America's Cup Way, Memorial Boulevard, and then end at the Columbus statue at the intersection of Bellevue Avenue. At the statue, there will be a 30-minute ceremony.

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