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Road closures in effect from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 30
CALGARY, May 27 /CNW/ - The Scotiabank Vancouver Calgary Marathon will take place in Calgary on Sunday, May 30, starting at 7:00 a.m. Come out and cheer on the more than 9,000 runners participating and raising money for nineteen local charities in the Scotiabank Group Charity Challenge. Voted the 2009 Best Road Race in Alberta, we are expecting a tight race. Your support and cheering can make the difference for all runners that are going that extra mile.
PLEASE NOTE: Memorial Drive will be completely closed to traffic from 4 St NE to Crowchild Trail between 7:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Please use alternative routes. The complete list of closures are listed below.
Race Route Road Closures: ------------------------- SOUTHEAST ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Location Type of Closure Time Frame ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Zoo Road to 12 St Full Road 7:05 - 7:15 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 St to 11 St West Side Only 7:05 - 7:20 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 St to 21 Ave West Side Only 7:05 - 7:20 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 Ave to Spiller Rd North Side Only 7:10 - 7:30 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spiller Road to MacDonald Ave East Side Only 7:10 - 7:45 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- MacDonald Ave to 7 St North Side Only 7:10 - 7:45 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 St to 12 Ave West Side Only 7:10 - 7:45 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 Ave to Olympic Way North Side Only 7:15 - 7:50 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Olympic Way to 10 Ave East Side Only 7:15 - 7:50 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 Ave to 1 St North Side Only 7:15 - 7:50 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 St to 17 Ave West Side Only 7:20 - 8:00 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTHWEST ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Location Type of Closure Time Frame ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 Ave to 14 St North Side Only 7:20 - 8:30 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 St to Memorial Drive East Side Only 7:30 - 8:40 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTHWEST ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Location Type of Closure Time Frame ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Memorial Drive from Crowchild to South Side Only 7:35 a.m. - Parkdale Blvd 12:20 p.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parkdale Blvd to 3 Ave South Side Only 7:40 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Ave to Shaganappi Trail South Side Only 7:45 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shaganappi Tr to 32 Ave East Curb Lane 7:50 - 9:40 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32 Ave to 39 St South Curb Lane 8:00 - 9:50 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 39 St to West Campus Way East Side Only 8:00 - 9:50 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Campus Way to Collegiate Road South Side Only 8:00 - 9:50 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Collegiate Road to 24 Ave Full Road 8:05 - 10:00 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 Ave to Campus Gate North Curb Lane 8:05 - 10:00 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Campus Gate to Campus Dr. East Curb Lane 8:10 - 10:10 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Campus Dr. to 32 Ave Curb Lane Only 8:10 - 10:20 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32 Ave to 49 St North Curb Lane 8:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 49 St to 40 Ave East Curb Lane 8:20 - 10:45 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40 Ave to 53 St North Curb Lane 8:20 - 10:50 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 53 St to Varsity Estates Drive East Curb Lane 8:25 - 11:10 a.m. (North) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Varsity Estates Drive Curb Lane Only 8:25 - 11:30 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 53 St to Varsity Drive West Curb Lane 8:35 - 11:45 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Varsity Drive Curb Lane Only 8:40 - 11:55 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40 Ave to 49 St South Curb Lane 8:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40 Ave to Varscliff Road East Curb Lane 8:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 49 St to 32 Ave West Curb Lane 8:50 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32 Ave to Shaganappi Trail South Curb Lane 8:55 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shaganappi Tr to 3 Ave West Curb Lane 8:55 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTHEAST ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Location Type of Closure Time Frame ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 St from Memorial Dr to 1 Ave East Curb Lane 7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Ave from 7A St to 10 St Full Road 7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7A St to Centre Ave Full Road 8:00 a.m. on May 29 - 2:00 p.m. on May 30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Centre Ave from 7A St to 10 St Full Road 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 St to St Georges Drive West Side 7:00 a.m. - 7:20 a.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bypass over Memorial Drive to zoo Full Road 7:00 a.m. - 7:20 road a.m. & 9:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m. -------------------------------------------------------------------------