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Road Closures & Parking Restrictions

Road Closures

Road closures will be in effect in and around Lexington Center beginning at 7:00 PM on Friday, April 17. More road closures will take effect at 12:00 AM (Midnight), 4:00 AM, 10:30 AM, and 12:00 PM (Noon) on Saturday, April 18. All road closures will end at approximately 6:00 PM on Saturday, April 19. Some roads along the parade route may open sooner if clean-up efforts allow.

Those traveling into Lexington for Patriots’ Day weekend are strongly encouraged to utilize public transportation and the Minuteman Bikeway.

Below is a full list of road closures organized by the day they take effect.

Starting at 7:00 PM on Friday, April 17, 2026

  • Harrington Roadfrom Roundabout to Adams Street

Starting at 12:00 AM (Midnight) on Saturday, April 18, 2026

  • Bedford Streetfrom Meriam Street to Worthen Road
  • Hancock Street from Bedford Street to Adams Street
  • Harrington Road from Bedford Street to Massachusetts Avenue
  • Meriam Streetfrom Massachusetts Avenue to Minuteman Bikeway
  • Clarke Streetfrom Massachusetts Avenue to Raymond Street
  • Massachusetts Avenuefrom Waltham Street to Forest Street
  • Muzzey Streetfrom Massachusetts Avenue to Muzzey Street Parking Lot Entrance

Starting at 4:00 AM on Saturday, April 18, 2026

  • Worthen Roadfrom Massachusetts Avenue to Waltham Street
  • Lincoln Streetfrom Worthen Road to Audubon Drive
  • Hastings Roadfrom Massachusetts Avenue to Lincoln Street

Starting at 10:30 AM on Saturday, April 18, 2026

  • Massachusetts Avenuefrom Woburn Street to Marret Road

Starting at 12:00 PM (Noon) on Saturday, April 18, 2026

  • Massachusetts Avenuefrom Pleasant Street to Worthen Road
  • Maple Streetfrom Massachusetts Avenue to Ingleside Road
  • Marrett Roadfrom Massachusetts Avenue to Follen Road
  • Pelham Roadfrom Massachusetts Avenue to Eliot Road
  • Winthrop Roadfrom Massachusetts Avenue to Vine Brook Road
  • Woburn Streetfrom Massachusetts Avenue to Solomon Pierce Road
  • Grant Street from Massachusetts Avenue to Saddle Club Road
  • Waltham Street from Massachusetts Avenue to Vine Brook Road
  • Waltham Streetfrom Forest Street to Marrett Road

Parking Restrictions

The list of roads with parking restrictions is extensive but necessary to keep detoured traffic moving smoothly and allow proper room for buses and shuttles to navigate town. Please obey all posted parking restriction signs. This list includes roads where on-street parking is prohibited year-round to ensure out-of-town visitors do not park along busy streets.

There is NO PARKING on all State Roads

All posted parking restrictions will be in effect from Friday, April 17, 2026, at 7:00 PM until Saturday, April 18, 2026, at 6:00 PM. 

 The following list is organized alphabetically. 

  • Audubon Roadfrom Massachusetts Avenue to Lincoln Street
  • Bedford Street from Lexington Center to Bedford Town Line
  • Bloomfield Street (odd side) from Massachusetts Avenue to Highland Avenue
  • Cedar Streetfrom Massachusetts Avenue to Hill Street
  • Clarke Streetfrom Massachusetts Avenue to Raymond Street
  • Depot Square — Entrance and Exit roads
  • Edgewood Road (even side)from Meriam Street to Hancock Street
  • Eliot Road (odd side)from Pelham Road to Washington Street 
  • Fletcher Avenue — Entire Road
  • Follen Road — Entire Road
  • Forest Streetfrom Massachusetts Avenue to Waltham Street (Bypass Roadway)
  • Grant Street from Massachusetts Avenue to Saddle Club Road
  • Hancock Streetfrom Adams Street to Revere Street
  • Harrington Roadfrom Bedford Street to Massachusetts Avenue
  • Hastings Roadfrom Massachusetts Avenue to Lincoln Street
  • Hayes Lane — Entire Road
  • Lincoln Streetfrom Worthen Road to Lincoln Park
  • Maple Street — Entire Road (Route 2A)
  • Massachusetts Avenue from Pleasant Street to Route 2A
  • Meriam Street from Glen Road to Adams Street
  • Meriam Streetfrom Massachusetts Avenue to Minuteman Bikeway
  • Muzzey Streetfrom Massachusetts Avenue to Raymond Street
  • Oakland Street (even side)from Meriam Street to Glen Road
  • Patriots Drive (even side)from Edgewood Road to Meriam Street
  • Pelham Roadfrom Massachusetts Avenue to Eliot Road
  • Percy Roadfrom Massachusetts Avenue to Warren Street
  • Percy Road (odd side)from Warren Street to Highland Avenue
  • Pleasant Streetfrom Massachusetts Avenue to Worthen Road East
  • Sheridan Street — Entire Road
  • Sherman Street — Entire Road
  • Slocum Road (odd side) — from Massachusetts Avenue to Highland Avenue
  • Solomon Pierce Road — Entire Road
  • Tavern Lane — Entire Road
  • Vine Brook Road — Entire Road (Bypass Roadway)
  • Waltham Street — from Forest Street to Marrett Road
  • Warren Street (odd side) — from Percy Road to Eliot Road
  • Washington Street (odd side) — from Warren Street to Highland Avenue
  • Winthrop Road — Entire Road
  • Woburn Street — from Massachusetts Avenue to Lowell Street
  • Worthen Road — from Massachusetts Avenue to Waltham Street