The 10th annual Shamrock Parade is scheduled to take place on Sun., March 9, and Chief Terrence Green of the Lexington Police Dept. has announced that there will be several road closures in downtown Lexington in order to ensure the safety of participants and individuals attending the event.
Road closures and detours will begin on Sunday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. on West Butler St., from Columbia Ave. to North Church St., along with Haygood St. and part of Meetze St., to allow for participants involved in the parade to stage and prepare their floats. Groups or individuals participating in the parade should plan on arriving early.
The parade route will travel from Haygood St. to West Main St./US-1 to North Lake Dr./SC-6 to West Butler St. Best view of the parade will be along West Main St. throughout downtown Lexington from Haygood St. to North Lake Dr…