Celtics championship parade kicks off Friday

new this morning Celtic fans from all over New England will descend on the city of Champions today to celebrate Banner number 18 with one of Boston's iconic duckboat parades and 22 new reporter douc mlan is live in Boston with what you need to know if you plan to attend Rich the weit is finally over it's been five long years since we had one of these iconic duckboat parades here in the city of Boston and we get one today we're live here on Boon Street near where the parade will end at the Hines convention Center it all begins at the TD Garden at 11: this morning but traffic and parking restrictions kick in at 9: so if you're planning to come in from Western Massachusetts I would hit the road as soon as you can or buy those tea tickets to ride the commuter rail in there will be no street parking or vehicle traffic allowed along the Route starting at 9:00 this morning and pretty much every street that intersects with it as well starting at 9:00 so parking will be a significant challenge City officials are incurring encouraging visitors to take the tea in the MBTA will have extra trains running locally in the city and along the commuter rails but they do say you should expect some congestion at stops so book ahead of time and get down here early Public Safety officials are encouraging common sense with more than a million people expected to line the route today no weapons fireworks fighting or climbing structures will be tolerated according to the Boston police chief just bring your Championship spirit it's also going to be another hot day though not as hot as it has been so keep hydration in mind and don't overdo the drinking which officials note is not allowed in public the precipitation forecast good news has improved significantly since I first looked on Monday we were expecting thunderstorms then just plain rain now that has moved into the afternoon and may not happen at all it's going to be a beautiful day for a championship parade here in the city of Boston we'll be here live all morning with wall to--all coverage you don't want to miss it working for you live in Boston Duncan m 22 News