Alien Half Marathon Will Close Some Roswell Streets

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Motorists traveling in and and Roswell Saturday evening will have to use detours to get around a portion of the city.

The Area 13.1/Alien Half Marathon will affect certain roads in Roswell between 6:40 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Aug. 22, the city said.

The half marathon starts on Riverside Road at 7 p.m. in front of Riverside Park, and the 5K portion of the race starts at 7:10 p.m.

Specific closure times are as follows:

• Both lanes of Riverside Road from S.R. 9 to Dogwood/Old Alabama Road will be closed from 6:40 p.m. until approximately 7:20 p.m.
• Southbound Dogwood Road from Grimes Bridge Road to Riverside Road will also be closed at 6:40 p.m. Riverside Road will reopen when the last runners turn towards Old Alabama Road at Dogwood Road.
• Runners will run on a trail from Don White Park back towards and under S.R. 9.
• The eastbound lane of Azalea Drive will be closed from 7:20 p.m. until approximately 8:30 p.m. from S.R. 9 to Willeo Road.
• All of Willeo Road will be closed from Azalea Drive to Bywater Trail from 7:20 p.m. to approximately 10:30 p.m.
• The eastbound lane of Willeo Road and Lower Roswell Road will be closed from Bywater Trail, through the roundabout to Waterford Green Drive from 7:30 p.m. to approximately 10:15 p.m.
• On return, runners will use the trail from Willeo Road towards and under S.R. 9.

The race will wrap up at Riverside Park, and roads should be reopened no later than 10:30 p.m. For more information about the Area 13.1/Alien Half Marathon, visit www.alienhalf.com.

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Photo credit: city of Roswell