On Sunday, March 15, the City of Boston and Southie specifically will observe the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade. There will also be a road race in the area so to help you prepare your celebrations and coordinate any transportation, the city issued a traffic advisory.
The road race will commence at 11 a.m. ahead of the parade. According to the City of Boston:
Runners will proceed from West Sixth Street at F Street onto Dorchester Street, right onto East Broadway, down and around the Farragut Statue at Day Boulevard, to East Broadway, right onto West Broadway, left onto E Street, left onto West Sixth Street, ending at the Boys and Girls Club at #230 West Sixth Street.
The parade will kick off at 1 p.m. and will begin around Broadway Station on the Red Line in South Boston, and make its way down West and East Broadway before coming to an end at Farragut Street.
Normally the route would continue past this but because of the massive amounts of snow that fell on Southie, and because of how it drastically narrowed the neighborhood’s roads, the organizers and City Hall together decided to shorten it.
The following roads will be closed to accommodate spectators, traffic and parade personnel:
- Broadway, from Dorchester Avenue to Farragut Road
- On intersecting streets from Dorchester Avenue through Farragut Road, vehicular traffic will not be allowed to cross Broadway
- Dorchester Avenue, in the vicinity of Gillette Park and Andrew Square
- Old Colony Avenue, from Dorchester Avenue to C Street
- Farragut Road, from Columbia Road to Shore Road/East First Street
- All race route streets while the runners make their way to the finish line
Parking restrictions will be instituted for the following:
- Dorchester Avenue: Both sides, from Gillette Park to Old Colony Avenue (Staging Area)
- Old Colony Avenue: Both sides, from Dorchester Avenue to C Street (Staging Area)
- West Broadway: Both sides, from Dorchester Avenue to Dorchester Street
- East Broadway: Both sides, from Dorchester Street to Farragut Road
- Farragut Road: East side (park side), from Columbia Road to Shore Road /East First Street (Dispersal area)
- West Sixth Street: Southwest side, from Dorchester Avenue to F Street
- F Street: Southeast side (odd side – Boys & Girls Club side), West Sixth Street to Bowen Street
