Street closures, parking restrictions set for Saturday's Dover 5K and pub crawl

DOVER - Street closures and parking restrictions for Saturday's 10th annual Run Before You Crawl 5K event have been released by police.

Between 9 and 10 a.m., Chestnut Street will be closed to all southbound traffic from Sixth Street to Third Street. Additional closures will be in effect during brief periods to accommodate the race flow on Fourth, Washington, Whittier and Sixth streets. Fourth Street will be closed to all traffic from Grove Street to Chestnut Street between 8 and 10 a.m.

The event starts and ends on Fourth Street, between Grove and Chestnut streets at the Dover Transportation Center, 33 Chestnut St. The course will follow a clockwise loop of Fourth, Prospect, Washington, Whittier, Sixth and Chestnut streets. Dover police personnel and event volunteers will be on hand to help manage the traffic flow along the race route.

Parking restrictions will be posted and in effect on Saturday morning along Sixth Street from Hillside Drive to Chestnut Street, and Fourth Street between Grove and Chestnut streets.

COAST bus service and connections at the Dover Transportation Center will remain in effect throughout the race, but some route diversions will be required due to the above-listed street closures. Amtrak Downeaster passenger train service will not be interrupted, but train passengers intending to park at the Transportation Center may need to plan for alternate parking arrangements. All normal Saturday metered parking restrictions will remain in effect.

Find more information at https://dovermainstreet.org/race/index.php.