Patriots Super Bowl Championship Parade: WATCH LIVE
Fire up the duck boats and don your favorite New England Patriots jersey, as Boston is celebrating yet another Super Bowl championship parade.
The Pats defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 on Sunday in Super Bowl LIII, earning their sixth championship title. The team will cruise down Boylston, Cambridge and Tremont Streets in celebration of their big victory.
As is tradition, the team will ride thorugh downtown on World War II-era amphibious "duck boat" vehicles."
Super Bowl MVP Julian Edelman, running back Sony Michel and the dynamic duo of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick will be among those taking part in the parade.
The parade kicks off at 11 a.m. Tuesday.
More than 1 million attendants are expected to attend, according to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh.
During a press conference on Monday, Walsh asked fans to respect each other.
"Watching the parade is going to be kids and families, so we’re asking you to not throw things," he said. "Do not throw beers, do not throw anything at those boats. We don’t want to see anyone get hurt while they’re in town celebrating the parade."
Walsh was referring to what happened to Red Sox manager Alex Cora during the baseball team’s own championship parade just a few months ago. A fan threw a beer can at Cora, damaging the World Series trophy.
The parade will begin at the Hynes Convention Center and end at City Hall Plaza. Citing public safety, Walsh said there will be no rally at City Hall Plaza this year. The parade route will be roughly 2 miles.
Several street closures are under effect for the parade as well as parking restrictions. Officials highly urge attendants to take public transportation for the celebration.
Click here for full details on street closures and parking restrictions.
Delays were reported on several different MBTA lines on Tuesday due to the high volume of people heading into the city for the parade.
Keolis reported that commuter rail trains were seeing high capacity levels due to the number of parade-goers. Conductors are said to be trying to add more passengers but may run express past stations.
The Fitchburg Train inbound between West Concord and North Station was operating 45 to 55 minutes behind schedule due to heavy parade ridership and from Wachusett, it was 30 to 40 minutes behind between Ayer and North Station. As for the Fitchburg Train from Wachusett between Fitchburg and North Station, the delay was between 15 to 25 minutes.
Keolis said they expect Tuesday to be the highest ridership day ever, notably higher than for previous parades. Additional cars have been added, but increased capacity and potential delays are expected Tuesday afternoon as paradegoers make their way home.
Photo Credit: Elise Amendola/AP
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