SPRINGFIELD — A lot will be going on in Agawam, West Springfield and Springfield on Monday, March 7, to honor fallen Virginia police officer Ashley Guindon, the 28-year-old Springfield native killed in the line of duty on Feb. 27.

Here's a quick overview of what to expect, and when to expect it, including the best spots to view the police motorcade as it escorts Guindon's casket from an Agawam funeral parlor to a Springfield church for an 11 a.m. funeral Mass.

The procession route and road closures:

8 a.m. to 11 a.m. – This is when Main Street in Agawam will be closed between Cooper and Suffield streets, as the procession gets underway and leaves the Agawam Funeral Home, 184 Main St., for the Big E, 1305 Memorial Avenue., West Springfield. At the Big E, a large law enforcement contingent is expected to greet the motorcade as it continues east to the Memorial Bridge and Springfield.

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. – In Springfield, Chestnut Street will be closed between Liberty and Carew streets between these hours. The street closure is in the area of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 395 Chestnut St., the site of Monday's funeral Mass for Guindon.

9:30 a.m. – This is when all Springfield streets involved in Monday's funeral procession route – Boland Way; Main Street from Boland Way to Liberty Street; Chestnut Street from Liberty to Carew streets – will be closed to traffic.

10 a.m. – The funeral procession is expected to arrive in Springfield around this time, according to Sgt. John Delaney, a spokesman for the Springfield Police Department. The motorcade will make its way along Boland Way to Main Street, where it will turn left and head north to Liberty Street. At Liberty Street, the procession will turn right and head east to Chestnut Street, then turn left and head north to Sacred Heart.

11 a.m. – The time when the funeral Mass is expected to begin at Sacred Heart. There will be a large law enforcement presence near the church to greet Guindon's casket as it arrives.

1 p.m. – This is when the procession is estimated to arrive at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Cemetery, 420 Kings Highway, West Springfield. After leaving Springfield's Sacred Heart Church, the procession will head for the North End Bridge via Carew and Plainfield streets. After the procession crosses the bridge into West Springfield, it will proceed west on Park Street, turn right onto Elm Street, then left onto Kings Highway and head for the cemetery.



Prime public viewing spots in Springfield: Anywhere along Main Street between roughly Boland Way and Worthington Street.

Prime public viewing spots in West Springfield: As the procession heads for Springfield, prime viewing spots include a long stretch of Memorial Avenue from around the Big E to the Memorial Bridge. After the funeral Mass, as the procession heads for the cemetery in West Springfield, other prime West Side viewing spots include Park and Elm streets and Kings Highway.

Parking ban in Springfield: There will be no parking along the procession route (Boland Way; Main Street to Liberty Street; Liberty Street to Chestnut Street; Chestnut Street to Carew Street) and possible traffic delays are expected, according to Marian K. Sullivan, communications director for Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno.

Guindon, who lived in Agawam as a child before her family moved to New Hampshire, was killed during her first shift as a Prince William County police officer after responding to a domestic disturbance in Woodbridge, Virginia.