Beginning this evening at 5 p.m. the following roads will start to close for President Obama’s visit. By 6 a.m. Tuesday all closures will be completed:

All of Edwards Drive
Bay Street from Jackson to Monroe
Monroe Street from First Street to Edwards Drive
Jackson Street from First Street to Edwards Drive
Hendry Street from First Street to Edwards Drive
Dean Street from First Street to Edwards Drive

Parking downtown will be limited. Police suggest ticket-holders park near the Red Sox Stadium. There will also be parking at the Old Boulevard Plaza (Empty field next to the new Publix shopping center) on West First Street for a fee. People who don’t have tickets or who don’t live or work downtown are asked to avoid the area.