SATURDAY STREET CLOSINGS

Saturday, March 28 the Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k will be taking place in downtown Richmond, resulting in numerous street closings throughout the city and VCU’s Monroe Park campus. Previous races in the city have caused heavy traffic, resulting in long travel delays. Street closings vary in duration, but range from 5 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Broad Street will be closed between Belvidere Street and Lombardy Street from 5 a.m. to 11 a.m. The recommended detour for westbound traffic is right on Belvidere Street to 95 North. The recommended detour for eastbound traffic is left on Allen Avenue, right on Leigh Street, right on Belvidere. Motorists are encouraged to use I-95 as an alternate.

Laurel Street will be closed between Main and Grace Street from 5 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Park Avenue will close from Shafer Court to Lombardy Street/Stuart Circle from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Lombardy Street will be closed between Broad Street and Franklin Street (Stuart Circle) from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Franklin Street will be closed between Lombardy Street and Shafer Street from 5 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Grace Street will be closed between Belvidere Street and Allen Avenue from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Monument Avenue / Franklin Street will be closed between Staples Mill Road and Stuart Circle (Lombardy Street) from 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. The recommended detour for eastbound traffic is left on Staples Mill Road, right on Broad Street, left on Allen Avenue, right on Leigh Street, right on Belvidere Street. The recommended detour for westbound traffic is right on Belvidere Street, left on Leigh Street, left on Allen Avenue, right on Broad Street.

The Boulevard will be closed at Monument Avenue from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The recommended detour for northbound traffic is left on Park Avenue, right on Thompson Street to 195. The recommended detour for southbound traffic is right on Grace Street, right on Thompson Street, left on Broad Street, left on Hamilton Street to 195.