Peachtree Road Race: Atlanta Road Closures Announced

ATLANTA, GA — The Peachtree Road Race is a beloved Atlanta tradition on the Fourth of July. But, if you're a motorist trying to get around town, road closures for the race — in which 60,000 runners are expected to participate — can be a headache.

Wheelchair racers are scheduled to take off at 6:27 a.m. on Wednesday, with elite women starting at 6:50 a.m., elite men at 7 a.m. and flights containing everyone else stepping off from 7-8:40 a.m.

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So you can plan ahead, here's a look at plans for road closures ahead of and during the 2018 edition of the race — which starts in Buckhead near Lenox Mall and ends in Piedmont Park.

July 2-4:

Closures at the race's finish area in Midtown will start on Monday, July 2, as race organizers get ready for the event.

• 1oth Street, from Charles Allen to Monroe Drive, will be closed beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, July 2 through Wednesday, July 4 at 5 p.m. It will, however, temporarily re-open for rush hour on Monday, from 3-7 p.m.
• 1oth Street from Myrtle to Charles Allen will be closed beginning Wednesday, July 4, at 2:30 a.m. through 1 p.m. that afternoon.
• Monroe Drive from Kanuga to Virginia will close Wednesday, July 4, from 5:30 a.m.-noon.
• 8th Street from Monroe to Peachtree Street will close Wednesday, July 4, from 7:15 a.m.-noon.
• Peachtree Place from Peachtree Street to West Peachtree will close Wednesday, July 4, from 8 a.m.-noon.

At the road race's start location in Buckhead, Peachtree Road will close between Lenox Road and Around Lenox Parkway at midnight July 4.

All other road closures near the start will begin at 4:30 a.m. for vehicular traffic and 6 a.m. for foot traffic on the morning of July 4.

They are:

• Peachtree Road from Lenox Road to Peachtree Dunwoody Road
  
• GA 400 Northbound Exit Ramp at Lenox Road
  
• Around Lenox Road from Peachtree Road to Lenox Road
  
• Lenox Road from Peachtree Road to Ferncliff Road
  
• Buckhead Loop from Peachtree Road to GA 400
  
• Phipps Boulevard from Buckhead Loop to Wieuca Road
  
• Wieuca Road from Old Ivy Road to Roxboro Road
  
• Roxboro Road from Kingsboro Road to Peachtree Dunwoody Road
  
• Pritchard Way from Roxboro Road to Oak Valley Road
  
• Lakeside Dr from Pritchard Road to Kingsboro Road
  
• Kingsboro Road from Roxboro Road to Lenox Road
  
• Oak Valley Road from Peachtree Road to E. Paces Ferry Road
  
• Wright Ave from Lenox Rd to Oak Valley Rd.

The entire course for the road race will close to vehicles at 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday and to foot traffic at 6 a.m. Only official vehicles will be allowed on the course after 4:30 a.m.

The course begins at Lenox Square and heads down Peachtree Street to 10th Street in Midtown. The finish is located on 10th Street just outside of Piedmont Park.

Atlanta Police Department officers will be working with pedestrians to help them cross the course throughout the morning until 6 a.m. People in the area are urged to plan accordingly.

Photo courtesy Atlanta Track Club