Some area roads will be closed for Sunday's Chattanooga Waterfront Triathlon

Athletes make their way to the waterfront in preparation for the second annual Ironman Chattanooga triathlon which took take place Sunday, September 27, 2015.
Athletes make their way to the waterfront in preparation for the second annual Ironman Chattanooga triathlon which took take place Sunday, September 27, 2015.

The Chattanooga Waterfront Triathlon takes place Sunday, June 25, and Riverfront Parkway will be closed between Chestnut Street and Power Alley starting at 8 a.m. Friday, June 23, until 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 25.

As part of a new course, cyclists will be using the center turn lane and left lanes each direction of Amnicola Highway. Vehicles will have one lane in each direction for travel, and Chattanooga Police Department will be at all major intersections to assist with directing traffic. Vehicles in the outside lanes are only to cross the center lanes at the signals where there will be officers determining when they can cross.

The full closure for the event will begin at 4 a.m. on Sunday morning. As part of this closure, Riverfront Parkway will be closed to all traffic from Molly Lane to Aquarium Way, as well as the closure of the southbound off-ramp from Veterans Bridge to Riverfront Parkway.

The center lanes of Amnicola Highway will remain coned off to traffic during the race from Aquarium Way to just past the entrance to Chattanooga State to accommodate the bicycle route.

The Chattanooga Waterfront Triathlon tradition began over 25 years ago and has become a staple event for locals and tourists alike. Visit www.team-magic.com/events/95 to register and for more information.

In order to view a map of these closures, please visit: http://www.chattanooga.gov/transportation/traffic-engineering-a-operations/special-events-a-street-closures

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