SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Local officials are advising motorists to expect “heavy traffic conditions” and “congestion” as the Palm Tree Music Festival takes place in the Shinnecock Nation this weekend.
The event will take place on Saturday, June 22.
According to Southampton Village officials, “heavy traffic conditions are expected in and around Southampton Village throughout the day and into the evening.”
The MTA Long Island Rail Road will be used to transport people to the Southampton LIRR station. Buses will be on hand to transport people to the Shinnecock Nation for the event, the village said.
MTA police and Southampton village police will have a presence at the Southampton train station for arrivals and departures, officials added.
“If you live in the Shinnecock Nation area, you will hear the music,” the village said. “If you call the Village of Southampton Police Department about loud music in the area and it is determined that the music is coming from the territory of the Shinnecock Nation, no action can be taken as it is not within our jurisdiction,” officials added.
The event is expected to take place from noon to 2am. The concert ends at 10:30 p.m., and heavy vehicular and pedestrian traffic is expected, officials said.
Village of Southampton residents have been advised not to use Montauk Highway from Hill Street/Tuckahoe Lane westbound to Southampton College/Tuckahoe Road.
“It's going to be a dead end,” village officials said.
In addition, temporary “No Parking” signs will be placed along Hill Street from Tuckahoe to Bishops Lane to prevent any event-goers from parking on Hill Street, officials said.
