Dutchess plans Memorial Day convoy
“Just because we are physically distancing ourselves from one another during these strange times, doesn’t mean we can’t honor these courageous servicemembers who died to keep America safe. Nothing will stop us from honoring their legacies this Memorial Day.”
On Monday, May 25, 2020, beginning at 11am, Dutchess County will lead a Memorial Day convoy of county, police, fire and local municipality vehicles traveling throughout the county to honor our fallen military members.
Many Memorial Day ceremonies have been cancelled, or sized-down due to the COVID-19 restrictions. And so, instead of gathering on a traditional parade route, residents are asked to display American flags, and if they happen to live on the parade route, step outside to watch the convoy go by.
Memorial Day Convoy Route
The route for Monday, May 25 is as follows:
Main Street in Poughkeepsie to Route 9
Travel south down Route 9,
From Poughkeepsie to Route 9D (right just past Shoppes at South Hills),
Rt. 9D/East Main Street back out to Route 9 (at Dairy Queen) to continue south through Wappinger/Fishkill
Take Route 52 to East Fishkill,
Follow Route 82 from Fishkill to East Fishkill taking 376 into Hopewell Junction,
Beekman road from Hopewell Junction to Beekman,
Route 55 out to Pawling
Route 22/343/44 to from Pawling through Dover/Amenia and up to Millerton,
Route 199 to Pine Plains and Milan to Red Hook, and finally,
Route 9 back down to Poughkeepsie, coming through Rhinebeck and Hyde Park
Source: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NYDUTCHESS/bulletins/28cff36
Click the map to view the convoy route.
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