If you'll be driving in the Ypsilanti area Saturday morning, plan on dodging street closures necessary to hold the annual Color Run.
Streets will be closed at 7 a.m. with the 5-K race and walk scheduled to start at 8. Among the affected streets:
- Cross Avenue from N River Street to College Place
- N River Street from Michigan Avenue to Forest Avenue
- Forest Avenue from N River Street to College Place
- Lowell Street from N Huron River Drive to Forest Avenue
- College Place from Forest Avenue to Cross Avenue
- Hamilton Street from Lowell Street to Washtenaw Avenue
- Washtenaw Avenue from Hamilton Street to N Huron Street
- N Huron Street/Huron River Drive to Lowell Street
Some 15,000 people are expected to participate in this year's Color Run. Look for streets to start to re-open around noon.
Find more information about the Color Run, including a course map, online:
http://ytown.org/index.php/ytown-news/850-the-color-run-ypsilanti-street-closures