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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
For more information contact:
Public Information Officer, Mattie Hjelseth at (218) 730-5434 or mhjelseth@duluthmn.gov
DATE: 11/27/2019
SUBJECT: Traffic Advisory: Gobble Gallop
BY: Tom Maida

NATURE OF INCIDENT: Traffic Advisory
CASE NO.:
INCIDENT DATE: 11/28/2019
INCIDENT TIME: 7:00 AM
INCIDENT LOCATION: Downtown Duluth

[DULUTH, MN] On Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 28, the Gobble Gallop Races will take place in Downtown Duluth.  The first of three races starts at 9:00 a.m.  All races will start and finish on London Road, near 12th Avenue East.  The longest race runs west on London Road to Superior Street, west on Superior St. to 5th Avenue West, and returns on the same course. 

Parking restrictions begin at 7:00 a.m. on London Road from 10th Ave. E. to 14th Ave. E. and on Superior Street from 10th Ave. E. to 4th Ave. W.  Vehicles parked in the no parking zones after 7:00 a.m. will be ticketed and towed.

London Road will close at 7:30 a.m. from 10th Ave. E. to 14th Ave. E. for race setup and the Kid's Run.  Superior Street will close at 8:45 a.m. from 5th Ave. W. to 12th Ave E. for the 1-mile and 5K races.

Eastbound Superior Street traffic will be detoured at 6th Ave. W. to 2nd Street to continue east.  Westbound traffic will be detoured at 12th Ave. E. to 3rd Street to continue west.

Lake Avenue will close at Superior Street during the races.  Access to Canal Park, Park Point, and the DECC will be from 5th Ave. W. to Railroad Street, and from I-35 exits at Lake Ave. and 5th Ave. W. 

Downtown traffic should return to normal by approximately 10:30 a.m. 

Duluth Police Department is asking drivers to use caution when in the area of this event. 

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