Events, road closures announced for the 2019 Great Race

PITTSBURGH — It's Great Race weekend in Pittsburgh!

The Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield takes place Sunday with a weekend packed full of events. The Dollar Bank Junior Great Race will also be held this weekend.

The Great Race is one of the city's longest-running races. At least 12,000 runners from 30 states, Canada and the United Kingdom will run through Pittsburgh's streets this weekend.

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Here's the schedule of events for the weekend:

Friday, September 27

11 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.          Great Race Expo presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

Hall D, David L. Lawrence Convention Center

Saturday, September 28

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.      Great Race Expo presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

Hall D, David L. Lawrence Convention Center

11:00 a.m.                       Dollar Bank Junior Great Race - Family Fun Run, Tot Trot and Diaper Dash

Point State Park

Sunday, September 29

8:00 a.m.                          Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race 5K Run & Walk

Start Line: Fifth & Atwood, Oakland

9:20 a.m.                          Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race 10K - Wheelchair Division

Start Line: Beechwood Boulevard, Frick Park

9:30 a.m.                          Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race 10K

Start Line: Beechwood Boulevard, Frick Park

11:00 a.m.                         Award Ceremony and Raffle

ROAD CLOSURES

Downtown road closures for the Junior Great Race will start at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 28.

• The city side of Fort Duquesne Boulevard from Commonwealth Place to 7th Street will be closed until 12:00 p.m., but the westbound side (river side) will remain open to vehicles.
• Also, Stanwix Street, Cecil Place and 6th Street will be closed between Fort Duquesne Boulevard and Penn Avenue until 12:00 p.m.
• Commonwealth Place will not reopen until 1:00 p.m.

Road closures for the Great Race will start at 6:30 a.m. and continue through 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 29.

Streets in the Downtown, Uptown, Oakland and Squirrel Hill neighborhoods will be impacted.

Here is the list of street closure times:

• Beechwood Boulevard to Forbes Avenue and Moorewood Avenue will close from 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
• Forbes Avenue & Morewood Avenue to Fifth Avenue & Bigelow Boulevard will close from 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
• Fifth Avenue at Bigelow Boulevard to Fifth Avenue at Robinson Street Ramp to Boulevard will close from 6:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
• Fifth Avenue at Robinson Street Ramp to Commonwealth Place and Liberty Avenue will close from 6:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

The Great Race is a 10K race that was established by the late Mayor Richard S. Caliguiri in 1977. More than 250,000 runners have participated in the race over the past 40 years.

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