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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: 8/14/2009
SUBJECT: Traffic Advisory
BY: Officer Sharon Montgomery

NATURE OF INCIDENT: Special Event
CASE NO.: None
INCIDENT DATE: 8/18/2009
INCIDENT TIME: 6:00 p.m.
INCIDENT LOCATION: Duluth Heights

The Mount of Olives Baptist Church will be hosting its second annual Festival 5.1k Race and Walk on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 starting at 6:00 p.m. The run will start at 1500 Swan Lake Road. The runners will head north on Swan Lake Road in the northbound lane, east on Arrowhead Road on the sidewalk, south on Arlington Road on the shoulder, west on Olive Street, north on Stanford Avenue, where they will run off road on a trail to where they started.
 
At 5:45 p.m. officers will begin detouring traffic in the race area. The northbound lane of swan Lake Road from Terrace Street to Arrowhead Road will be closed during the race. Northbound traffic wanting to access Arrowhead Road on Swan Lake Road will need to use West Ideal Street. Southbound traffic on Swan Lake will be open.
 
Watch for officers directing traffic and slow down for runners along the course. Roadways should reopen to normal traffic flow around 7:00 p.m.