Another big race will impact weekend traffic

There’s another race that will cause street closures this Saturday.

The Hospital Hill run will close  Grand Boulevard between Pershing Road and 26th Street from Friday, May 31 at 9 p.m. until Saturday, June 1 at 3 p.m. for race setup.

The race itself will begin Saturday, June 1 on Grand Boulevard just north of Pershing Road. Rolling road closures will take place from 6:30-11:30 a.m. on the following race route:

• north on Grand Boulevard;
•  east on Truman Road;
• south on Oak Street, which turns into Locust Street and then into Gillham Road;
• west on 45th Street;
• south on Rockhill Road; west on Meyer Boulevard;
• north on Brookside Boulevard;
• east on 62nd Street; north on Main Street; west on 61st Street;
• north on Brookside Boulevard;
•  west on Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard;
• north on JC Nichols Parkway, which  turns into Broadway Street;
• east on 31st Street; north on Wyandotte Street;
• east on Memorial Drive;
• north on Main Street;
• east on 27th Street;
•  north on Grand Avenue to Crown Center.

For more information on the Hospital Hill Run, please visit www.hospitalhillrun.com.