Labor Day Road Race to temporarily close roads in Macon
Several roads in Macon will be temporarily closed on Monday, September 2 due to the annual Labor Day Road Race.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Several roads in Macon will be temporarily closed on Monday, September 2 due to the annual Labor Day Road Race.
According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, the first closures will begin at 7 a.m. when all traffic heading into town on Vineville Avenue will be blocked. The 5K race is set to start at 7:30 a.m. Outbound traffic on Vineville Avenue will be diverted at Hines Terrace.
The 10K race will start at 8 a.m. from Run Fit Sports on Forsyth Road. During the race, the outside lane of Forsyth Road and Vineville Avenue, as well as the intersection at Forsyth Street and DT Walton Sr. Way, will be closed.
The closures will continue until all race participants have cleared the affected areas. There will be traffic control at various intersections, including:
- Forsyth Road to Vineville Avenue
- Vineville Avenue to Forsyth Street
- Forsyth Street to DT Walton Sr. Way (behind City Hall)
- DT Walton to Poplar Street
- Poplar Street to First Street
- First Street to Cotton Avenue
- Cotton Avenue to Second Street
- Second Street to Walnut Street
- Walnut Street to Seventh Street
- Seventh Street into Carolyn Crayton Park
All roads are expected to reopen by 11 a.m.
