BOSTON (MyFoxBoston.com) -- Details on former Mayor Tom Menino's services have been released as well as various parking and transportation restrictions Sunday and Monday.
Details on the services
At about 9:40 a.m. Sunday, Mayor Marty Walsh will lead a procession of officials from City Hall to Faneuil Hall, signifying the start of the wake. The public is welcome to Faneuil Hall at 10 a.m. Parking in the area will be limited, so public transport is suggested. Attendees are discouraged from bringing bags and all bags may be searched, officials say. Cell phones should be turned off inside Faneuil Hall and recording video or taking photos is prohibited.
On Monday the funeral procession will leave Faneuil Hall for Most Precious Blood Parish in Hyde Park where the mayor was baptized and served as an altar boy.The procession will pass several locations significant to Menino's life including his second home at City Hall and Fenway park, where he delivered his inaugural address in 1994. Members of the public are encouraged to line the procession route. Find a map of the route attached to this post.
A private funeral mass will be held at Most Precious Blood Parish at noon. The mass will be shown on a large screen at City Hall plaza for those who want to watch.
City Hall will be open Saturday until 6 p.m. and will remain open Sunday while Menino lies in state.
Parking restrictionsThe parking restrictions will be in place Sunday and Monday. Signs will be posted on restricted areas, officials say, but public transportation is suggested for traveling in the city either day.
The following areas will be a tow zone where no stopping will be allowed from Sunday at noon until Monday at noon:
- North Street, both sides, from Congress Street to Clinton Street
- Union Street, both sides, from North Street to Hanover Street, excluding any HP spaces
- Congress Street, Faneuil Hall side, from State Street to New Sudbury Street
- Hanover Street, both sides, from Surface Road to Congress Street
- Blackstone Street, both sides, from Hanover Street to North Street
- Chatham Street, south side, from Merchants Row to Commercial Street
- Merchants Row, both sides, from State Street to Chatham Row
- State Street, north side, from Chatham Street to Congress Street
- Clinton Street, both sides, from Surface Road to North Street
- Chatham Row, both sides, from Chatham Street to State Street
The following will be a tow zone and stopping will not be allowed Monday from noon to 3 p.m.:
- Maple Street, both sides, from River Street to Oak Street (near Walnut Street)
- Oak Street, both sides, from Hyde Park Avenue to Oak Street
- Pine Street, both sides, from Hyde Park Avenue to Maple Street
- Hyde Park Avenue, both sides, from River Street to Factory Street
Both sides of River Street from Hyde Park Avenue to Central Avenue will also be a no stopping and tow zone Monday from 12:01 a.m. to 3 p.m.
