Community Corner

Which Roads Will be Closed This Sunday?

Check out our list of road closures for Sunday's Memorial Day parade.

Melrose's Memorial Day Parade is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 26 - note, you can sign up here to participate

The parade will begin at Memorial Hall on Main Street, and proceed down Main Street and left onto Sylvan Street into the Wyoming Cemetery.

Here's a list of streets that will be temporarily closed and the detours that have been set up by the city:

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  • City Hall Parking Lot will be closed from 8 am through 2 pm.
  • Main Street southbound will be closed from Emerson Street to Upham Street at noon to allow lineup of parade vehicles on Main Street.
  • Main Street northbound and southbound between Emerson and Upham Streets will be closed from 12:30 pm through 2:30 pm Traffic will be detoured onto Lebanon Street and Myrtle Street.
  • Main Street northbound and southbound between Upham and Sylvan Streets will be closed from 1:15 pm through 2:45 pm. Traffic will be detoured to Lebanon and Myrtle Streets.
  • Main Street northbound and southbound from Sylvan Street to Banks Place will be closed from 2-3 pm.
  • Sylvan Street from Linwood Avenue at the Cemetery Entrance, to Main Street (both eastbound and westbound) will be closed from 1:15 -3:30 pm.
  • All side streets leading into Main Street from Lebanon Street, Dell Avenue, and Myrtle Street will be closed until approximately 3 pm. Neighborhood access away from Main Street will be allowed.
  • Parking along the west side (City Hall side) of Main Street from Emerson to Essex and Sylvan Streets (Main St. to Mt. Vernon Ave.) will be prohibited from 10 am to approximately 3 pm. Parking on both sides of Main Street from Upham to Sylvan Street will be prohibited from noon to 3 pm.


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