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Traffic advisory for July 14 - 16

Bastille Day, the Run to Home Base 5K, and the Betances Festival will all affect traffic.

The Bastille Day Celebration, the Run to Home Base 5K and the Betances Festival will all take place in Boston this weekend. Traffic and parking will be impacted. Attendees are encouraged not to drive their personal vehicles into Boston for these events. Information on Hubway, the regional bike-share service, may be found at www.theHubway.com and information on the MBTA may be found at www.MBTA.com. For a faster return trip, the MBTA advises riders to purchase a round-trip rather than a one-way ticket. Walking is also a great way to travel around Boston.

Bastille Day – Friday, July 14

Marlborough Street, between Berkeley and Clarendon Streets, will be closed to vehicular traffic from 7 a.m. on Friday, July 14, through 7 a.m. on Saturday, July 15.

Parking restrictions for this event will be as follows:

“Tow Zone No Stopping Boston Police Special Event Friday”

Marlborough Street, both sides, Berkeley Street to Clarendon Street

Run to Home Bask 5K – Saturday, July 15

The run will begin on Saturday at 8 a.m. on Yawkey Way and finish at home plate in Fenway Park. Traffic will be delayed at intersections as 4,000 runners proceed along the following route: Yawkey Way, left onto Van Ness Street, left onto Ipswich Street heading east, left onto Boylston Street, left onto Massachusetts Avenue, over the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge, to the City of Cambridge, right onto Memorial Drive, turn around at Longfellow Bridge, heading west on Memorial Drive, under the Massachusetts Avenue Overpass, turn around prior to Vassar Street, heading east on Memorial Drive, right onto Massachusetts Avenue, returning to the City of Boston over the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge, right onto Boylston Street, right onto Ipswich Street, right onto Lansdowne Street, left into Gate C of Fenway Park.

Parking restrictions for this event will be as follows:

“Tow Zone No Stopping Boston Police Special Event Saturday 12 a.m. to 12 Noon”

Yawkey Way, both sides, Brookline Avenue to Van Ness Street

Van Ness Street, both sides, Yawkey Way to Ipswich Street

Ipswich Street, both sides, Van Ness Street to Lansdowne Street

Lansdowne Street, both sides, Brookline Avenue to Ipswich Street

Boylston Street, both sides, Hemenway Street to Massachusetts Avenue.

Betances Festival – Saturday and Sunday, July 15 and 16

On Saturday, July 15, beginning at 12 p.m., 200 people and vehicles will gather at Plaza Betances at 100 West Dedham Street. At 1 p.m., they will proceed on West Dedham Street, turn left on Tremont Street, left on Aguadilla Street, left on Tremont Street, left on West Newton Street, left on Shawmut Avenue, left on Pembroke Street, continue onto San Jan Street, left on Shawmut Avenue, left on West Dedham Street, and end at Plaza Betances.

Parking restrictions for this event will be as follows:

“Tow Zone No Stopping Saturday and Sunday”

Aguadilla Street, both sides, Tremont Street to West Brookline Street

San Juan Street, both sides, Shawmut Avenue to West Brookline Street

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