This weekend, two races will affect local traffic, the Bannister Restoration Run and the Amy Thompson 5K Run.
The Bannister Restoration Run will take place Saturday, May 24 from about 9-11 a.m. The race begins at the Kansas City Police South Patrol, 9701 Marion Park Drive, and will temporarily close the following streets:
- Marion Park Drive, between Hickman Mills Drive and the Cerner Innovation Campus
- Hickman Mills Drive, between Marion Park Drive and the I-435 underpass
The Amy Thompson 5K Run will take place Monday, May 26 from about 8-10 a.m. The race begins in Loose Park and will temporarily close the following streets:
- Wornall Road, between West 51st Terrace and West 55th Street
- West 55th Street, between Wornall Road and Pennsylvania Avenue
- Pennsylvania Avenue, between West 55th Street and Huntington Road
- Huntington Road, between Pennsylvania and Belleview avenues
- Belleview Avenue, between Huntington Road and West 59th Terrace; and between West 54th and West 52nd streets
- West 59th Terrace, between Belleview Avenue and Ward Parkway
- Ward Parkway, between West 59th Terrace and West 54th Street
- West 54th Street, between Ward Parkway and Belleview Avenue
- West 52nd Street (which turns into West 51st Street), between Belleview Avenue and Wornall Road
For more information about these closures, please visit www.kcraceday.org.
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