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Tuesday, March 06, 2018

Traffic Delays Expected during St. Patrick’s Day Festivities

The Ocean City Police Department is reminding citizens to expect traffic delays this St. Patrick’s Day weekend, as the Delmarva Irish-American Club host their Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival. The tradition, which has become one of the largest St. Patrick’s Day parades in Maryland, will take place on Saturday, March 17, 2018. The parade begins at 12 noon at 57th Street and will march south on Coastal Highway to the 45th Street Shopping Center.

In order to offer an ample amount of space for the parade’s participating floats, bands and motorized units, southbound traffic will be reduced to one lane from 66th Street to 43rd Street. Northbound traffic will remain open, however, no left turns or U-turns will be allowed along the parade route from the northbound lane including 62nd Street.

Residents and visitors will see traffic delays on southbound Coastal Highway as early as 9:30 a.m. and should expect congestion until after 1 p.m. To avoid traffic delays, viewers and visitors are urged to arrive before 10:30 a.m. Ocean City Police are recommending motorists entering the Town of Ocean City use Maryland Route 50, as traffic is not expected to be as heavy in the southern end of town.

In addition, heavy pedestrian traffic is also expected along the parade route and in surrounding areas. Pedestrians are encouraged toWalk Smart, use crosswalks and cross with caution.

4 comments:

  1. Oh yeah....Summer is on the way in Ocean City!!

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  2. Isn't it ironic!!! The same people that are critical of every other types of addictions have a designated day to to dress up like little green people and get sloppy drunk.

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  3. 803 yeah and your point is?

    If you can't beatem' join them! Plus the cops will leave you alone too! Believe me, I know!

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  4. The real delays will be from all the sobriety checkpoints they set up on St Patty's Day. Cops love to bust people that celebrate DRINKING.

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