Race Closing Philadelphia Streets This Weekend: Police

PHILADELPHIA — Roads in Philadelphia will close this weekend due to the Global Energy Run/Walk, police said.

According to police, the event will be held on Sunday, Sept. 22.

The roads will be closed for set-up beginning at 6:30 a.m. The run will step off at 7:30 a.m. and all roads associated with this run should be open by 10 a.m.

There will be a detail assigned to this event, but traffic in the area could be heavy at times.

The run/walk starts inside the Penn’s Landing Walnut Street parking lots.

It will proceed left onto South Columbus Boulevard from Walnut Street; south on South Columbus Boulevard to Washington Avenue; turn left onto Delaware River Trail, by Coast Guard; head east on Delaware River Trail and turn around behind Walmart as you come off the trail, continue north on Delaware River Trail to South Columbus Boulevard; north on South Columbus Boulevard to Spring Garden Street; north on Delaware Avenue just past Shackamaxon Avenue; turn around just before Marlborough Street; follow same course south on Delaware/Columbus Boulevard towards Penn’s Landing.

The route will finish inside Penn’s Landing at Walnut Street parking lots.