City Of Rochester: East Avenue Grocery Run To Affect Traffic Downtown On November 6

Press release from the City of Rochester:

November 4, 2021

The annual East Avenue Grocery Run will take place this Saturday, November 6, causing temporary street closings. The run will begin at 8 a.m. at the corner of East Avenue and Meigs Street. To minimize inconvenience, streets will reopen as the last participant passes.

The following streets will be closed from 6:30 a.m. until approximately 10 a.m.:
• East Avenue – CLOSED- between Goodman Street and South Union Street
• Alexander Street- CLOSED- between Charlotte street and Gardiner Park
• Prince Street – LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY- No access to East Avenue
• Strathallen Park– LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY - No access to East Avenue
• Arnold Park– LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY - No access to East Avenue
• Meigs Street– LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY - No access to East Avenue
• Sibley Place- CLOSED - No access to East Avenue
• Anson Place- CLOSED - No access to East Avenue

The following streets will be closed from 8:30 a.m. until approximately 10 a.m.:
• South Union Street- CLOSED - between East Avenue and Gardiner Park
• Broad Street- CLOSED - between South Union Street and Broadway
• Court Street- CLOSED - between Exchange Boulevard and Broad Street
• South Avenue- CLOSED - between East Broad Street and Woodbury Boulevard
• Clinton Avenue- CLOSED - between Woodbury Boulevard and Court Street
• Chestnut Street- CLOSED - between Broad Street and Woodbury Boulevard
• St Mary’s Place- CLOSED - at Court Street

The Court Street garage will be closed during the event.

For more information about the East Avenue Grocery Run, call Ellen Rye at 662-9548, or visit www.groceryrun.org

RTS Riders: For more information, detour routes and Downtown boarding locations, please call customer service at 288-1700 or visit www.MYRTS.com

This press release was produced by the City of Rochester. The views expressed here are the author’s own.