Big race this weekend will impact traffic

hospital hill runThe Hospital Hill 5K, 10K and Half Marathon will temporarily affect traffic in the Crown Center area on Friday evening and Saturday morning.

The Hospital Hill 5K takes place Friday, June 6 and will temporarily close the following streets from about 6:45-8:30 p.m.:

  • Grand Boulevard, between Pershing Road and 26th Street (4:30 p.m. Friday. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday)
  • Pershing Road, between McGee Street and Gillham Road
  • Gillham Road, between Pershing Road and 29th Street
  • 29th Street, between Gillham Road and the Paseo
  • The Paseo, between 29th Street and 27th Street
  • 27th Street, between The Paseo and Holmes Road
  • Holmes Road, between 27th Street and 25th Street
  • 25th Street, between Holmes Road and Pershing Road
  • Pershing Road, between 25th Street and Grand Boulevard

The Hospital Hill 10K and Half Marathon takes place Saturday, June 7 from about 6:30-11:30 a.m. and will temporarily close the following streets:

  • Grand Boulevard, between Pershing Road and 26th Street (4:30 p.m. Friday. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday)
  • Grand Boulevard, between Pershing Road and Truman Road (3-9 a.m.)
  • Truman Road, between Grand Boulevard and Oak Street (6:45-8:15 a.m.)
  • Oak Street (turns into Gillham Road), between Truman Road and 45th Street (6:45-8:45 a.m.)
  • 39th Street, between Gillham Road and Broadway Street (7-10 a.m.)
  • 45th Street, between West Gillham Road and Rockhill Road (6:45-8:45 a.m.)
  • Rockhill Road (south), between 45th Street and Meyer Boulevard (6:45-9:30 a.m.)
  • Meyer Boulevard (west), between Rockhill Road and Brookside Boulevard (7-9:30 a.m.)
  • Brookside Boulevard (north), between Meyer Boulevard and Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard (7-10 a.m.)
  • Main Street (south), between 62nd Street and 61st Street (7-10 a.m.)
  • 61st Street, between Main Street and Brookside Boulevard (7-10 a.m.)
  • Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard, between Brookside Boulevard and JC Nichols Parkway (7-10 a.m.)
  • JC Nichols Parkway, which turns into Broadway Boulevard (north), between Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard and 31st Street (7-10:45 a.m.)
  • 31st Street, between Broadway Boulevard and Wyandotte Street (7-11 a.m.)
  • Wyandotte Street, between 31st Street and Memorial Drive (7-11 a.m.)
  • Memorial Drive, between Wyandotte Street and Main Street (7-11 a.m.)
  • Main Street, between Memorial Drive and 27th Street (7-11 a.m.)
  • 27th Street, between Main Street and Grand Boulevard (7-11 a.m.)

The police are prepared to allow motorists to cross the routes when they deem it safe for race participants. Please observe caution and obey all posted detours, barricades and no parking signs.

For more information, please visit www.kcraceday.org or www.hospitalhillrun.com.

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