On Saturday, May 5th the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will close William J. Day Boulevard in South Boston to all traffic to accommodate the Marine Corp Honor Race on William J. Day Boulevard.

All four lanes on Day Blvd will be used for the race. Traffic will be detoured to adjacent roadways: Columbia Road, Farragut Road and Shore Road will serve as a route to Castle Island. Parking will also be prohibited along the roadway.

There will be no parking on Day Boulevard from I Street to Farragut Road from Friday, May 4th at 10:00 pm through Saturday, May 5th at 10:30 am.

Temporary overnight parking for residents with a valid City of Boston South Boston Resident Parking Sticker will be provided at the angled parking spots located between Shore Road and the Castle Island parking lot on Friday May 4th. This temporary parking area will be staffed and vehicles will be checked for resident parking stickers.