The Manchester Police are preparing for a rally at SNHU Arena for President Trump on Monday, February 10, 2020. In coordination with Federal, State and other local assets, there are going to be street closures throughout most of the afternoon and evening in the areas immediately surrounding the SNHU Arena. At this time, the closures (subject to change) are as follows;
 
0700 hours

• Elm St closed from Auburn St to Lake Ave. Vehicular traffic north on Elm St will still be able to access W Auburn St. This closure of Elm St will extend to Merrimack St at 1200 hours.
• Willow St closed from Auburn St to Green St. This closure will extend to Valley St at 1200 hours.
• Auburn St closed from Chestnut St to Elm St.

1200 hours

• Elm St closed from Lake Av to Merrimack St. Vehicles coming out of the Doubletree Hotel will be directed south to Granite St.
• Lake Ave closed from Elm St to Pine St.
• Chestnut St closed from Central St to Auburn St.
• Granite St closed from Elm St to Canal St with Parking Garage access at the Doubletree Hotel coming from Granite St Eastbound – there will be a signboard indicating such.

1400 hours

• Elm St closed from Auburn St to Valley St.
• NO PARKING WILL BE ENFORCED ON ALL OF THESE CLOSED ROADS AFTER THE TIME SPECIFIED. IF YOU LEAVE A VEHICLE PARKED IN ANY OF THESE AREAS DURING THE CLOSURE, YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE TOWED.
• There may be additional closures as the day progresses and as the needs of the Secret Service dictate. There will be intermittent closures for the Presidential Motorcade for the arrival and departure of the motorcade.
• Barricades will be utilized in and around the SNHU Arena. They will be used to cordon off areas that will be restricted to persons attending the event and/or Law Enforcement personnel only.

Handicapped Parking

Old Granite St, which can be accessed from Granite St eastbound just after the intersection of Canal St, will be posted for handicapped parking access only. This parking will be on-street only. There is no overflow location at this time. Old Granite St is directly across the street (west) from the SNHU Arena.

Parking

Parking on city streets, with the exception of those closed as a result of this event, will be open to the public. Most of the downtown parking is metered parking. There are no designated lots or specified parking areas for this event. The local parking garages are expected to be operating as they normally do. There are parking garages at the Doubletree Hotel and Vine St.

MTA location change/No Shuttle Service to the rally

• The Elm St MTA stops in front of Veteran’s Park and Stanton Park Plaza will be relocated to Chestnut St in front of the Hillsborough County Superior Court House located at 300 Chestnut St.
• At this time there is NO shuttle service for this event. Manchester Transit Authority (MTA) will continue to operate their service while working around the road closures for the event. Please be cognizant of this as you travel to the area.