DULUTH, MN (KDAL) – If you plan to be driving in the downtown Duluth area on Friday and Saturday, expect slow going with closed roads, no parking areas, barricades and officers directing traffic.
Canal Park Drive is closed from Friday morning until late on Saturday for finish line setup.
With the William Irvin 5-K beginning at 1 p-m Friday, portions of Railroad Street will close at 12:30 for the duration of the race.
Weather permitting, the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon begins at 6 a-m Saturday and the Marathon begins at 7:45.
Among the roads closed for the events are Scenic Highway 61 between Two Harbors and Duluth, all of London Road, Superior Street between 12th Avenue East and 5th Avenue West, Harbor Drive behind the DECC, the southbound lanes of I-35 between 21st Avenue East and Lake Avenue and the northbound lanes from Mesaba Avenue to 26th Avenue East.
There is no parking allowed on any portion of the race course and violators will be ticketed and towed.
Most of the closed roads are expected to be re-opened by 3:30 p-m on Saturday.
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