Vehicle traffic on about a dozen local roads on the west side of town will be slowed down during the Oct. 21-22 Morgan Hill Run & Bike Festival, according to event organizers.
The full and half marathons, scheduled to start at 6:30am Oct. 22, have new routes in 2017. A 40-mile and 20-mile bike tour, as well as Sunday’s 10K/5K Runs and Saturday’s Kids event, are also part of the festival.
Half of the parking lot in Community Park on West Edmundson Avenue will be used for the event expo over the weekend, according to Community Recreation Center staff. On Sunday, parking and through access will be restricted in Community Park until 2pm. The park entrance off Del Monte Avenue will be closed as well.
“If visiting the CRC this Sunday morning/afternoon, please enter off West Edmundson Avenue,” city staff announced. “Parking availability at the CRC may be impacted on Saturday and Sunday. We do not anticipate any other facility impacts due to the event.”
The full, half marathons and bike tours, which begin and end at Morgan Hill Community Park, wind through the local scenic hills around the city of Morgan Hill. A challenging course with rolling hills through the first seven miles becomes easier and flatter as participants progress, according to organizers. The full and half marathons are certified, and the full is a Boston Qualifier.
For more information, visit mhmarathon.com.
All roads listed below will have slow traffic during event hours. The actual event starts at 7am and the course closes at 2pm. Course coning and signing will occur from 4am until course closing. Roads are not closed.
Roads earlier on the list are affected the shortest amount of time, for example West Edmundson Ave from 6:45am until 7:30am.
• West Edmundson Avenue
• Oak Glen Avenue
• Llagas Road
• Spring Avenue
• Willow Springs Road (1 lane closed; traffic escort)
• Hale Avenue / Santa Teresa Boulevard
• W. Main Avenue (one lane closed)
• Dewitt Avenue
• Spring Avenue
• Del Monte Avenue
