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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Duluth - Police Department
Mike Ceynowa, Chief of Police
2030 North Arlington Avenue • Duluth, Minnesota 55811 • www.duluthmn.gov
2030 North Arlington Avenue • Duluth, Minnesota 55811 • www.duluthmn.gov
For more information contact:
Public Information Officer, Mattie Hjelseth at (218) 730-5434 or mhjelseth@duluthmn.gov
Public Information Officer, Mattie Hjelseth at (218) 730-5434 or mhjelseth@duluthmn.gov
DATE: 5/13/2014
SUBJECT: Color Dash 5K
BY: DPD Public Information Officer Jim Hansen (218) 390-2232
NATURE OF INCIDENT: Traffic Advisory
CASE NO.:
INCIDENT DATE: 5/18/2014
INCIDENT TIME: 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM (staggered starts)
INCIDENT LOCATION: Harbor Drive and Railroad Street
SUBJECT: Color Dash 5K
BY: DPD Public Information Officer Jim Hansen (218) 390-2232
NATURE OF INCIDENT: Traffic Advisory
CASE NO.:
INCIDENT DATE: 5/18/2014
INCIDENT TIME: 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM (staggered starts)
INCIDENT LOCATION: Harbor Drive and Railroad Street
Color Dash 5K Event
(Sunday May 18, 2014 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM staggered starts)
Traffic Advisory: On Sunday May 18 the Color Dash 5K Event will be held in Bayfront Park. The 5K run will use staggered starts from 9:00 am - 9:50 am. Runners will exit Bayfront Park and turn right onto Harbor Drive, continue behind the DECC to turn around at Railroad Street, take the same route back and turn down the Connector to Railroad Street where they turn left and proceed to a turn-around point near the Zeigler Company and follow Railroad Street back to the gravel DEDA lot which they will take back into Bayfront Park to finish.
Traffic closures will begin at 08:30 am, at which time all southbound 5th Avenue West traffic will be diverted down the Connector to Railroad Street, and Harbor Drive will close from the Connector around to Railroad Street. 5th Avenue West and Harbor Drive will re-open at 10:00 am.
Railroad Street will be closed to west bound traffic at the DECC North Gate and at the Bottom of the Connector. East bound traffic will be blocked at Garfield Avenue. Business traffic to Bend Tech and Ziegler will be allowed.
Access to the DECC will be from the North Gate on Railroad street only.
The Aquarium lot will be accessible before 08:30 and after 10:00 am.
Drivers in the area of the event need to be alert for street closures and officers directing traffic.
If you have any questions contact Officer Bill Stovern at 218-730-5678.