AROOSTOOK COUNTY - The Maine Department of Transportation and the town of Monticello will be temporarily closing Route 1 for their town's 175th-anniversary parade on Saturday, July 31, 2021. The closure will begin at 10 a.m. and last for roughly an hour. The parade route begins at the intersection of the Hoyt and Fletcher roads and continues south, across the Meduxnekeag Bridge, and ends at the Silver and Church Street intersection. Both lanes will be closed during this time. It is advised that the traveling public avoid this route during this time as no detour will be posted during this brief window of time.