Check out Triple Crown of Running 15K planned road closures Saturday in downtown Louisville
Commuters, take note: Another race will cause road closures this weekend around Louisville.
The last leg of the Triple Crown of Running is set for Saturday morning around downtown, prompting road shutdowns until early in the afternoon.
The 15K run is set to start at 7:30 a.m., according to the Triple Crown of Running website, but Louisville Metro Police said road will be closed beginning at 4 a.m. The series of races, which began earlier this month with a 5K, leads up to the Kentucky Derby Festival Mini and Marathon, set for April 29 this year.
Participants can pick up their race packets Friday at Louisville Slugger Field, 401 E Main Street, between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. There will also be free parking at the location Saturday.
The post-race party will be at Waterfront Park's South Great Lawn, 222 E. Witherspoon St.
LMPD said the race will start at Brook Street and East Market Street and will move through the Central Business District of downtown Louisville. All the streets used for the race will be closed to non-participants and cars, but traffic will be allowed to pass when its safe.
The only road that will not be closed is Main Street between Second Street and Third Street. There will be barricades and traffic barrels separating the northbound lane of Main Street to make way for the traffic driving southbound from the Second Street Bridge.
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Roads closed between 4 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday:
West River Road from East Witherspoon Street to Indian Hills Trail
West River Road from Ninth Street to Bingham Way
East Witherspoon Street from North Preston Street to Second Street
South Jackson Street from East Washington Street to East Witherspoon Street
Main Street from Eighth Street to Sixth Street
East Witherspoon Street from South Jackson Street to River Road
Seventh Street from Main Street to River Road
Sixth Street from Main Street to River Road
East Witherspoon Street from North Preston Street to Adams Street
East Witherspoon Street from Adams Street to River Road
First Street from East Washington Street to East Witherspoon Street
Brook Street from East Washington Street to East Witherspoon Street
Floyd Street from East Washington Street to River Road
Preston Street from East Washington Street to River Road
Bingham Way from East Witherspoon Street to River Road
East Washington Street from First Street to South Preston Street
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This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Triple Crown of Running 15K to close downtown Louisville roads Saturday
