MEDIA RELEASE

July 24, 2019

For information, please contact Tim Ross, 270-687-8350 or rossts@owensboro.org.

City of Owensboro Prepares for Owensboro Kids Triathlon and Road Closures

The City of Owensboro is preparing for the 4^th annual Owensboro Parent Magazine Kids Triathlon presented by Independence Bank and hosted by Owensboro Health on Saturday, July 27, 2019 beginning at 7:30am.

“We are excited to support Owensboro Parent Magazine again this year in bringing a triathlon focused on the kids in our community. More than 200 kids from around the region are scheduled to participate,” said Tim Ross, Director of Public Events for the City of Owensboro.

Ross would like to remind residents that streets will be closed around the Owensboro Health Healthpark the morning of the race. Ford Avenue between Lexington Avenue and S. Griffith Avenue, as well as Mayfair Avenue between Ford Avenue and Booth Avenue, will be closed from 6:00am until approximately 10:30am.  Motorists are advised to use alternate routes, avoid areas along the race course, allow for extra driving time, and proceed with caution on streets near the race course.

Major streets impacted from 7:30am until approximately 10:30am will be Ford Avenue, Booth Avenue, S. Griffith Avenue, and College Drive among others. For more information on the Owensboro Parent Magazine Kids Triathlon and for a visual of the course to see which streets will be affected, please visit www.owensboroparent.com/event/2019-kids-triathlon.

 

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For information about the City of Owensboro, visit us on the web at www.owensboro.org.

 

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