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Road closures Saturday for the Queen Bee Half Marathon

Road closures Saturday for the Queen Bee Half Marathon

CINCINNATI (WXIX) — The Queen Bee Half Marathon returns this Saturday and numerous roads will be closed for the race.

The following roads will be closed from 4am and will remain closed until the end of the race (around 1pm):

  • Eggleston Ave – Closed between Reedy Street and Reading Road
  • Court Street – Closed between Eggleston Avenue and Reedy Street
  • Reading Street – Northbound lanes closed between Eggleston Avenue and 12th Street
  • E Pete Rose Way – Closed between Mehring Way and Eggleston Avenue

Starting at 7 a.m., these roads will be closed and will remain closed until race participants have crossed the area:

  • Central Parkway – Closed to the east between Sycamore Street and Eggleston Avenue
  • Reading Street – Northbound lanes closed between Eggleston Avenue and Elsinore Place
  • Liberty Street exit from I471 northbound – closed
  • Elsinore Place – Closed between Reading Road and Gilbert Avenue
  • Gilbert Ave – Northbound closed between Broadway and Eden Park Drive (open to Hard Rock Casino and I71 ramp)
  • Gilbert Ave – Southbound lanes closed between Eden Park Drive and Elsinore Place
  • Eden Park Drive – Closed between Gilbert Avenue and Victory Parkway
  • Art museum trip – Closed to through traffic between Paradrome Street and Eden Park Drive
  • Martin Drive – closed between Parkside Place and Eden Park Drive
  • Victory Parkway – Closed between Eden Park Drive and McMillan Street (southbound Victory Parkway is maintained between McMillan Street and Francis Lane).

Other roads affected are:

  • McMillan St – Closed between Victory Parkway and Grandview Avenue
  • Woodburn Ave – Northbound lanes closed between McMillan Street and Madison Road
  • Madison Rd – Eastbound closed between Woodburn Avenue and Observatory Avenue
  • Observatory Ave – Eastbound closed between Madison Road and Linwood Avenue
  • Linwood Ave – Southbound lanes closed between Observatory Avenue and Eastern Avenue
  • Eastern Ave – Closed to the west between Heekin Avenue and Delta Avenue
  • Delta Ave – Closed to the north between Kellogg Avenue and Eastern Avenue
  • Riverside Drive – Closed to the east between Eggleston Avenue and Delta Avenue (Eastbound Riverside Drive is open to runners only. Current construction closures remain in effect.)
  • Eggleston Ave – Southbound closed between Central Parkway and Riverside Drive

The city of Cincinnati says Metro will maintain bus service, but some delays are expected.

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