SALEM (Podcast) Salem is expecting large crowds this weekend to celebrate Haunted Happenings.
With the great weather forecast for Friday and Saturday the Witch City is also forecasting record numbers of tourists to join the celebration. In this podcast Salem Mayor Dominick Pangallo tells us that the city is ready to meet the high volume of guests. Street Closures are posted below as well as information for residents & visitors.
Visitors to Salem in October should not plan to drive into downtown Salem, especially on weekends. Traffic is heavy and parking is severely limited. Plan to drive to a free satellite parking lot and ride the free shuttle, take the Salem Ferry, or ride the commuter rail (about 30 minutes from North Station in Boston or about 5 minutes from the downtown Beverly station).
For real-time traffic and road closure notices, visit www.twitter.com/SalemMAPolice (@SalemMAPolice on Twitter) and www.twitter.com/CityofSalemMA (@CityofSalemMA on Twitter). You can also download the My Salem MA app for mobile devices and enable notifications.
Dominick Pangallo – Salem Mayor with Bill Newell
Fireworks – Halloween Night – 10 p.m.
Street Closures
SALEM – On Saturday, October 28 and Sunday, October 29, the Salem Police Department will be closing most downtown streets beginning at 11:00 a.m., and on Tuesday, October 31, downtown streets will be closed by 2:00 p.m., though some may close earlier if there is a public safety need. Traffic moving in and out of Salem is expected to be extremely heavy October 28-31.
These multiple road closures include: Essex Street from North Street to Union Street, Washington Street from New Derby Street to Bridge Street, Federal Street from Washington Street to North Street (and a small portion of Federal Street at the Washington Street end), a portion of Church Street, a portion of Lynde Street, Washington Square North and West from Essex Street to Williams Street, a portion of Washington Square South, Hawthorne Boulevard, Derby Street from Lafayette to Congress Street, Route 1A, Charter Street, Central Street, Front Street, and Lafayette Street from New Derby Street to Front Street.
* Please also be aware that crowd size could also require the Police Department to shutdown other streets not listed above, as well as street closures on Monday, October 30h.Franklin Street and Bridge Street at Sgt. James Ayube Memorial Drive will also close to all traffic between the westerly overpass ramps and Sgt. James Ayube Memorial Drive from 9:30pm to 10:30pm for the closing fireworks to be held at 10:00 p.m. on October 31st.
NO PARKING AREAS
The following are posted Tow Zones from 7:00 a.m. to Midnight, Saturday, October 28, Sunday, October 29 & Tuesday, October 31.
- Lafayette Street both sides from Derby Street to Front Street.
- Public parking lot along Front Street. Public parking spaces located on Central St in front of old police station. Meter spaces Central/Front/Charter.
- Essex Street from North Street to Union Street. Both sides.
- Derby St both sides between Union Street and Lafayette St.
- Hawthorne Blvd both sides.
- Front Street.
- Central Street.
- Church Street.
- Washington Street from New Derby to Bridge Street both sides.
- Washington Sq. South, and West both sides, and a portion of Washington Square North.
- Norman Street from Washington Street to Crombie Street.
- New Derby St between Klop Alley and Lafayette Street.
- Margin Street in front of Post office, Taxis only.
- Federal Street both sides from St. Peter’s Street to the former Superior Court
