Danger Ahead: St. Patrick's Traffic Advisory

From the Columbia Police Department:

The 31st Annual Five Points St. Patrick’s Day Festival is set for Saturday, March 16, 2013 with a 10K, 5K, 1 Mile Walk, and Parade.

The Festival hours are from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. The 700 block of Santee Avenue and the 600 block of Harden Street were closed Thursday.

Those areas will remain closed until 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 16th.

The following roads were closed beginning at 2:00 a.m. on Friday, March 15th until 8:00 p.m. Saturday, March 16th in order to prepare for the festivities:

Harden & Gervais 

Harden & Blossom

Senate & Walnut

Pendleton & Walnut

Stark & Walnut

College & Pavilion between College and Greene

2100 Block of Santee

2100 Devine

700 Saluda

2000 block of Greene

The 10K begins at 7:30 a.m. while the 5K Run/Walk begins at 8:00 a.m. The races are expected to be completed by approximately 9:30 a.m. Please note: Blossom and Pickens Streets will be closed at 5:00 a.m. Saturday, March 16th to allow for race set-up.

The following roads will be closed for the RACES:

Blossom & Pickens

Blossom & Saluda

Harden & Blossom

Blossom & King

King & Wheat

King & Monroe

Monroe & Woodrow

Monroe & Sims

Monroe & Queen

Queen & Heyward

Heyward & King

Heyward & Woodrow

Heyward & Maple

Heyward & Sims

Heyward & Ravenel

Ravenel & Monroe

Ravenel & Duncan

Ravenel & Wilmot

Ravenel & Wheat

Wheat & Sims

Sims & Blossom

Sims & Devine

Devine & Holly

Devine & Maple

Devine & Woodrow

Devine & King

Devine & Queen

Devine & Meadow

The Parade begins at 10:00 a.m. on Devine Street.

The following roads will be closed for the Parade:

Blossom & Ott

Devine & Chatham

Ott & Devine

Amherst & Devine

Sims & Devine

Holly & Devine

Maple & Devine

Woodrow & Devine

King & Devine

Queen & Devine

Meadow & Devine

Heidt & Devine

Santee & Devine

Devine & Harden

Devine & Saluda

Saluda & Greene

Greene & Harden

College & Harden

Pendleton & Harden

Senate & Harden

Gervais & Harden

Heidt & Santee

The parade will disperse on 1000 Harden Street. Neighborhood barricades will be in set up from 6:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 16th in the following areas:

Devine & Heidt

Lee & Heidt

Waccamaw & Heyward

Laurens & Greene

Laurens & Blossom

Pickens & Greene

Gregg & Senate

Pendleton & Barnwell

Wheat & Pickens

Rice & Pickens

Catawba & Pickens

Enoree & Pickens

Saluda & Heyward

Edisto & Heyward

Waccamaw & Monroe

Wheat & Harden

Blossom & Woodrow

Harden & Blossom

Waccamaw & Saluda

Lowndes & Blossom

Terrace Way & Wheat

Edgerton & Wheat