The Randolph Police Department is looking forward to celebrating this upcoming United States Independence Day on July 3rd with the Randolph community, friends, and family. To facilitate a safe and enjoyable event we would like to provide everyone with the following information regarding road closures and traffic patterns. Please keep in mind that all times are approximate.
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Effective 4:00pm there will be NO parking on North Main Street. Vehicles left on North Main Street after 4:00pm will be towed at the owner’s expense.
At 6:00pm North Main Street will be closed between Oak Street and Crawford Square. Barricades will be in place and there will be no vehicular access to North Main Street between Oak Street and Crawford Square until the parade ends at approximately 8:30pm.
At the conclusion of the parade, North Main Street will reopen to vehicular traffic. However, several downtown side streets and parking lots will remain closed until the evening’s events have concluded and traffic has cleared.
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***THE FOLLOWING CLOSURES WILL BE IN EFFECT BEGINNING AT 6:00PM THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE EVENING’S EVENTS AND WILL NOT BE LIFTED AT THE COMPLETION OF THE FIREWORKS DISPLAY***
-Diauto Drive will be closed including access to the parking lots off Frank Leary Way (Rockland Trust/Subway Plaza/Randolph Package Store).
-Memorial Parkway will be closed in both directions. Spectators may access the Shaw’s Plaza lot via Highland Avenue. There will be no parking in either Randolph High School parking lots.
-Donald McNeil Way and Turner Drive will be shut down and the Turner Free Library, Town Hall, and Police Department lots will be inaccessible.
-The Stetson Hall lot will be closed and inaccessible.
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At approximately 9:00pm the fireworks display will begin. As usual, the fireworks will be launched from the Randolph High School field with an exclusion zone in place.
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POST FIREWORKS
-At approximately 9:30pm the fireworks display will conclude. Officers will be assigned to various posts in the downtown area to assist in clearing vehicles and pedestrians from the area as quickly and safely as possible. We ask that you please be patient during this time as traffic volumes are expected to be greater than normal. Together we can make this a great night for Randolph!
-Chief Anthony Marag