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1 Government Center
Fall River, MA 02722
Government Center Switchboard - Call and be connected to any Department
(508)324-2000
Hours of Operation
Monday – Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Please note that Government Center is closed according to the following holiday schedule:
List of holidays

From Boston, MA: Take Interstate 93 South (Southeast Expressway) to route 128 North; take exit #4 route 24 South (Brockton). Drive for approximately 35 minutes and as you approach Fall River, bypass Airport Road exit, take next exit #7 (Fall River/Somerset - Route 79). Stay on 79 to fork under Braga Bridge. Bear left (Cape Cod, New Bedford, Providence), bear right (Cape Cod, New Bedford). Drive under Government Center building, take downtown exit, take right at stop sign, bear left at fork, and take right at second stop sign. Parking is available in Parking Garage on left. Government Center is located one block north from garage.

From New Bedford, MA: Take 195 West, take Plymouth Avenue exit, bear right onto Plymouth Avenue, proceed through one set of lights to next intersection, (CVS is on your left), bear left onto Bedford street, take left at 2nd light (Post Office). Government Center is on your right. Parking is available in Parking Garage on your right.

From Providence, RI: Take 95 North until you reach 195 East ramp (East Providence, Cape Cod). Stay on 195, go over the Braga Bridge, take 2nd exit (Downtown), take a right at stop sign (Hartwell Street), bear left at fork, go through one intersection and take right at next intersection. Parking is available in Parking Garage on left.

From Newport, RI: Take Route 24 North to 195 West, take the Plymouth Avenue exit, bear right onto Plymouth Avenue, proceed through one set of lights to next intersection, (CVS is on your left), bear left onto Bedford Street, take left at 2nd light (Post Office). Government Center is on your right. Parking is available in Parking Garage.

From T.F. Green airport, RI: Take a left coming out of green Airport, proceed on this road (Post Road) for approximately 2 miles, bear right onto 95 North ramp, stay on 95 North until you reach 195 East ramp (East Providence, Cape Cod). Stay on 195, go over the Braga Bridge take 2nd exit (Downtown), take a right at stop sign (Hartwell Street), bear left at fork, go through one intersection and take right at next intersection. Parking is available in Parking Garage on left.

Or Click HERE to map out your own route.

(One Government Center may not show up as an address on some mapping programs, the two closest buildings to Government Center have addresses of
33 Sullivan Drive and 4 South Main Street, instead of One Government Center you may want to use either one.)