Traffic Alert: Expect Delays Downtown Saturday During NAMI Walk

Editor's Note: The following is a City of Kirkland press release.

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Kirkland, Wash. – Commuters should expect traffic delays due to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Walk of Washington to be held on Saturday, October 27, 2012. The following roads will be closed from 6:00 a.m. until approximately 1:00 p.m.:

·         Kirkland Avenue between Lake Street and Lakeshore Plaza Drive

·         Lakeshore Plaza Drive 

Commuters should watch for increased pedestrian traffic on the following roads from 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.: 

• Lake Street South between Kirkland Avenue and Lake Washington Boulevard
• Lake Washington Boulevard between Lake Street South and Lakeview Drive

The 8th annual NAMI Walk will draw 1,200+ participants to raise money for mental health support and awareness. For event information, go to www.namiwa.org. For permit information contact, Sudie Elkayssi, Special Projects Coordinator, City of Kirkland Parks & Community, 425-587-3347.

For an earlier Kirkland Patch story on the .