The St. Patrick’s Day parade, organized by Peterborough St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee, will travel down George Street starting at 2 p.m. on Sunday..
Road closures, parking restrictions and Peterborough Transit detours will be in place.
To allow for staging and procession of the parade, the following road closures will be in place starting at 12:30 p.m. until 4 p.m.:
- Dublin Street between Aylmer Street and Water Street
- London Street between Aylmer Street and Water Street
- McDonnel Street between Aylmer Street and Water Street
- Murray Street between Aylmer Street and Water Street
- George Street from Parkhill Road West (south side of intersection) to Brock Street
The parade will travel south on George Street beginning at McDonnel Street. A rolling road closure will be in place along George Street from Brock Street to McGill Street during the parade. All road closures are expected to be over by 4 p.m.
Parking restrictions
No Parking signs will be posted in advance of the road closures. Residents and visitors are encouraged to park in the following downtown locations:
- King Street Parkade at 202 King St.
- Simcoe Street parking garage at 190 Simcoe St.
- Chambers Lot at 184 Hunter St.
- Reid Lot at 350 Reid St.
- Del Crary Lot at 100 George St. N.
- Downie Lot at 336 Downie St.
Parking in municipal lots and parking garages is free on weekends.
Parking enforcement will start on Sunday morning once signage is in place. Parking contrary to posted signage during a road closure event may result in a $35 penalty notice and towing. Any vehicles that have not been moved from the street in the parade staging area and route may be towed to Eastgate Memorial Park parking lot, 2150 Ashburnham Dr., to make space for the float assembly and procession.
Transit detours
The following transit routes will have detours in place during the closure period: Route 2 Chemong, Route 4 Weller, Route 6 Sherbrooke, Route 7 Lansdowne, Route 9 Parkhill, Community Bus 22 (Blue) and Community Bus 23 (Red).
Route 2 Chemong
During the rolling road closure at 2 p.m.:
- Southbound from Terminal: route follows Simcoe Street to Aylmer Street to Romaine Street to Park Street to Braidwood Avenue to Lock Street.
- Northbound from Lansdowne Street at Borden Avenue follows the regular route to Lock Street to Braidwood Avenue to Park Street to Romaine Street to Aylmer Street to Simcoe Street.
Route 4 Weller
During the rolling road closure, westbound will follow regular route to terminal only. Eastbound will travel to the bus stop at the Simcoe at Water streets. Customers will walk east to catch the bus at the stop at Simcoe and Water streets. An extra driver will cover the east side of the route for the 2:23 p.m. trip
Route 6 Sherbrooke
- Southbound from Trent from 12:30 p.m. to about 3:30 p.m. follows the regular route on George Street to Parkhill Road, west on Parkhill to Reid Street and follows Route 2 to the terminal.
- Northbound from Terminal during the rolling road closure at 2 p.m. follows Route 2 to Reid Street at Parkhill Road, travelling east on Parkhill to Water Street where it resumes its regular route
Route 7 Lansdowne
During the rolling road closure at 2 p.m.:
- Westbound follows its regular route to Lock Street, left on Lock Street and taking Braidwood to Park Street to Lansdowne Street, where it returns to regular route
- Eastbound follows regular route to Park Street, right on Park Street and taking Braidwood to Lock Street to Lansdowne Street where it returns to regular route
Route 9 Parkhill
From 12:30 p.m. to about 3:30 p.m.
- Westbound from Trent: Regular route to George Street at Parkhill Road, continuing along Parkhill Road to the regular route
- Eastbound from Fleming: Regular route to Parkhill at Reid, continuing along Parkhill Road to the regular route
Route 22 Blue Community Bus
From 12:30 p.m. until about 3:30 p.m., Route 22 will follow the regular route to George at Parkhill, travel west on Parkhill Road to Reid Street where it will follow Route 2 Chemong to the terminal.
Route 23 Red Community Bus
From 12:30 p.m. until about 3:30 p.m. Route 23 will travel eastbound on McDonnel Street to Reid Street where it will follow Route 2 Chemong to the terminal. The 3 p.m. trip departing from the Transit terminal will detour along Aylmer Street to Romaine Street to Park Street, where it resumes its regular route.
Customers can call Transit Customer Service at 705-745-0525 for more details.
