Runners prepare to begin the Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon in Providence on Sunday, August 19, 2012.
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Roads closed today for Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon in Providence
Updated: Sunday, 19 Aug 2012, 7:06 AM EDT
Published : Sunday, 19 Aug 2012, 5:35 AM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Thousands of runners are expected to descend on Providence this weekend as the city hosts the "Rock 'n' Roll" Half Marathon.
Sunday's race will take an estimated 5,000 runners from the Statehouse to the city's East Side — where participants will run up historic Benefit Street — over to Blackstone Boulevard, along the Seekonk River and India Point Park and back downtown to end at the Statehouse.
About 20 bands will play along the course. Some of those bands stopped by The Rhode Show on WPRI 12 this week to promote the event. Check out those performances.
Many streets will be closed to traffic. Most of them will be open by noon except Francis Street, Finance Way and Gaspee Street, near the start and finish of the race. They will be closed until 5 p.m.
See the full list of closures below:
| ROCK 'N' ROLL PROVIDENCE HALF MARATHON ROAD CLOSURES - Sunday, August 19, 2012 All road closures occur on August 19, unless otherwise noted. | |||||||
| STREET | CLOSED FROM | CLOSED TO | SIDE OF ROAD | TIME CLOSED | TIME OPEN | ||
| Francis St | Memorial Rd | Smith St | Whole Road (inc. all meters) | 3:00 AM | 5:00 PM | ||
| Finance Way | Exchange St | Francis St | Whole Road | 3:00 AM | 5:00 PM | ||
| Gaspee St | Francis St | Smith St | Whole Road (inc. all meters) | 3:00 AM | 5:00 PM Sun, Aug 19 | ||
| Smith St | Park St | Canal St | Whole Road | 5:00 AM | 8:00AM | ||
| State St | Smith St | Orms St | Whole Road (inc. all meters) | 6:00 AM | 8:00 AM | ||
| Orms St | State St | Charles St | Eastbound | 6:00 AM | 8:15 AM | ||
| Charles/Canal St (Near Mile 1) | Smith St | Steeple St | Whole Road all meters) | 6:00AM | 8:00 AM | ||
| Steeple St | Canal St | S Main St | Whole Road | 6:00 AM | 8:30 AM | ||
| S Main St | Steeple St | Wickenden St | Whole Road | 6:00 AM | 8:00 AM | ||
| Wickenden St | S Main St | Benefit St | Westbound* | 6:00AM | 8:45AM | ||
| *Eastbound Wickendon detoured to SB I-195 via S Main | |||||||
| Benefit St (Near Mile 2) | Wickenden St | Olney St | Whole Road | 6:00 AM | 9:00 AM | ||
| N Main St | Olney St | Stenton Ave | Northbound | 6:00 AM | 9:15 AM | ||
| *Southbound lanes of N Main between Star & Randall for northbound traffic only to exit west on Randall | |||||||
| Stenton Ave (Near Mile 4) | N Main St | Camp St/Memorial Rd | Whole Road | 6:30AM | 9:15 AM | ||
| Memorial Rd | Stenton Ave/Camp St | Summit Ave/Brewster St | Whole Road | 6:30AM | 9:30 AM | ||
| Summit Ave/Brewster St | Memorial Rd | 8th St | Whole Road | 6:30AM | 9:30 AM | ||
| 8th St | Brewster St | Hope St | Whole Road | 6:30AM | 9:45 AM | ||
| Hope St | 8th St | North Ave | Whole Road | 6:30AM | 9:45 AM | ||
| North Ave | Hope St | Blackstone Blvd | Whole Road | 6:30AM | 10:00 AM | ||
| Blackstone Blvd (Near Mile 5) | North Ave | Hillside Ave | Southbound Lane | 6:30AM | 10:00 AM | ||
| Hope St | Blackstone Blvd | Blackstone Blvd | Nouthbound | 6:30AM | 10:15 AM | ||
| Blackstone Blvd (Near Mile 7) | Hillside Ave | Irving Ave | Northbound | 6:30AM | 10:30 AM | ||
| Irving Ave | Blackstone Blvd | Loring Ave | Whole Road | 6:30AM | 10:30 AM | ||
| Loring Ave | Irving Ave | Gulf Ave | Whole Road | 6:30AM | 10:30 AM | ||
| Gulf Ave | Loring Ave | River Rd | Whole Road | 6:30AM | 10:30 AM | ||
| River Rd | Gulf Ave | Pitman St | Whole Road | 6:30AM | 10:45 AM | ||
| Pitman St (Near Mile 8) | River Rd | Gano St | Whole Road | 6:30AM | 10:45 AM | ||
| Gano St | Pitman St | India St | Whole Road | 6:30AM | 11:00 AM | ||
| India St (Near Mile 9) | Gano St | S Water St | Whole Road | 6:30AM | 11:00 AM | ||
| S Water St | India St | Point St Bridge | Whole Road | 6:30AM | 11:30 AM | ||
| Point St Bridge (Near Mile 10/12) | S Main St | Eddy St | Whole Road | 6:30AM | 12:30 PM | ||
| Eddy St | Point St | Ship St | Whole Road | 6:45 AM | 12:00 Noon | ||
| Dyer St (Near Mile 11) | Eddy St | Dorrance St | Whole Road | 6:45 AM | 11:45 AM | ||
| Dorrance St | Ship St | Fulton St | Whole Road | 6:45 AM | 11:45 AM | ||
| Fulton St | Dorrance St | Memorial Blvd | Eastbound | 6:45 AM | 11:45 AM | ||
| Memorial Blvd | Fulton St | Peck St | Southbound | 6:45 AM | 12:00 Noon | ||
| Peck St | Dyer St | Eddy St | Whole Road | 6:45 AM | 11:45 AM | ||
| Memorial Blvd (Near Mile 13) | S Water St Bridge | Francis St | Northbound | 6:45 AM | 12:30 PM | ||
| S Water St | Point St Bridge | Memorial Blvd | Whole Road | 7:00 AM | 12:00 Noon | ||
| Freeway Ramp Closures | |||||||
| Freeway | Ramp | Time Closed | Time Open | ||||
| I-195 West | Off-ramp to US 44 West / South Main St | 5:45 AM | 9:15 AM | ||||
| I-195 West | Off-ramp to Gano Street / India Point | 6:15 AM | 11:15 AM | ||||
| I-195 West | On-ramp from Gano St* | 6:15 AM | 11:15 AM | ||||
| * Access available for detoured traffic from Wyndham Garden Inn. | |||||||
| I-195 East | Off-ramp to India St | 6:15 AM | 11:15 AM | ||||
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