Bristol Police Dept. posts traffic patterns for Duck Race on Sunday

The annual Pequabuck River Duck Race will be held in Forestville Center on Sunday, May 5. The event will take place between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., but a road closure of Forestville Center will occur at 9 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m.

Forestville Center will be closed and these specific roadways will be closed for the event:

  • Broad Street at Broad Place – no eastbound traffic
  • East Main Street at Lincoln Avenue – no westbound traffic
  • Central Street at Church Avenue – no southbound traffic
  • Central Street at Bingham Street/East Main Street – no northbound traffic

A no parking restriction will be posted and in effect in the area through the event. The Pequabuck River Duck Race will have crafts, vendors, food trucks and more.


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