Friendswood announces Fourth of July parade road closures

The Friendswood Fourth of July Grand Parade will take place at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 4 and cause several road closures starting at 9:45 a.m.

The parade will travel down South Friendswood Drive from Heritage to Stevenson Park.

FM 518 (South Friendswood Drive) between FM 2351 and Whispering Pines will remain closed until parade traffic is off the road.

The fireworks program will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Centennial Park, with the fireworks starting at 9:20 p.m. Parking will be unavailable at the park, but free shuttles will take attendees to the event from Clear Brook High School and Friendswood High School starting at 6:30 p.m.

The fireworks can also be viewed from the HEB and 24 Hour Fitness parking lots.

During the Centennial Park program, parking will be prohibited on both sides of FM 518 between Eagle Lakes Drive and Old Road and Falcon Ridge between Hawkhill and West Boulevard.

Parking will be limited to one side of the roadway within the entire subdivision of the Lakes of Falcon Ridge for both residents and nonresidents. This includes the following streets: West Oak Drive, Falcon Lake Drive, Falcon Lake Circle, Overlook Drive, High Ridge Drive, High Ridge Circle, Sparrow Drive, Cardinal Ridge Drive, West Lake Drive, West Lake Circle, Parkview Drive, Robin Ride Circle and Condor Drive.

Vehicles blocking the roadways will be towed at the expense of the owner. This will remain in effect from 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 3 until 8 a.m. Thursday, July 5.