Cincinnati Braces for Thanksgiving Day Race Street Closures, Plan Your Commute Accordingly

The annual Thanksgiving Day Race is set to begin at 9:00 AM on November 28 and will once again take place through the streets of Cincinnati. Many roadways, including Liberty Street, Reading Road, Central Parkway, and Mehring Way, will close to allow runners to leave their marks.

The official statement from the City of Cincinnati states that major closures will take place to prepare for the event beginning at 8:30 AM and continuing until around noon. Notably, the building of the Start Line will cause Central Parkway to close starting at 6:30 AM, which will affect the early morning traffic flow. Sections of major thoroughfares like Vine Street, Race Street, and Liberty Street will be blocked off.

A complicated system of traffic closures is required for the race, which is a mainstay of the city’s holiday celebrations. These include Mehring Way closed from Freeman Avenue to E Pete Rose Way, Liberty Street between Linn and Reading Road, and Reading closed from Elsinore Place to Central Parkway. As runners make their way through the congested streets, spectators applaud during a brief urban metamorphosis that mirrors the joyous mood of the city.

Access throughout downtown Cincinnati and morning commuters are probably going to be impacted by this extensive rerouting. It is recommended that residents and guests consider these prolonged traffic disruptions when planning their Thanksgiving Day activities. Plans should provide for additional travel time as well as alternate routes. Long accustomed to the race-day routine, the neighborhood gets ready for the yearly disturbance as a normal component of the holiday spectacle, which is broken up by the thud of runners’ footsteps instead of the typical hum of automobile engines. For comprehensive details on all the street closures, one can check the city’s traffic alerts page.

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