Bristol 4th of July parade route lines repainted red, white, and blue

Bristol 4th of July parade route lines repainted red, white, and blue

BRISTOL, R.I. (WPRI) — The town of Bristol is getting ready for the historic Fourth of July parade that is just two and a half weeks away.The red, white, and blue stripes that mark the parade route are repainted every year because it's water-based paint, unlike the traditional street paint.The state puts the project out to bid and pays the company to do the painting. One color is put down at a time and Wednesday night crews began with white, wit…