Road closures and parking restrictions in place Saturday for footrace

posted on: 10/30/2014

Dover Police Chief Anthony F. Colarusso, Jr. announces the following road closures and parking restrictions for the inaugural Cocheco Challenge Half Marathon footrace.

On Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014, at 9 a.m., the 13.1-mile footrace will begin on Central Avenue in front of the First Parish Church and will end on nearby Church Street. Brief street closures will be in effect on Central Avenue, Silver Street, and Arch Street to accommodate the 9 a.m. start. Motorists should expect -- and give way to -- runners wearing numbered race bibs on any Dover roadways between 9 a.m. and noon. These include Washington Street, Tolend Road, Glen Hill Road, County Farm Cross Road, Sixth Street, Glenwood Avenue, Horne Street, Fourth Street, Atkinson Street, and Nelson Street.

Church Street will be closed to thru traffic between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

Parking restrictions will be posted in the following locations on Saturday:

• Sixth Street, even-numbered side only, between Horne and Grove Streets
• Washington Street, odd-numbered side only, between Arch and Green Streets
• Church Street, both sides between Locust and Academy Streets

This event is organized the First Parish Church, the oldest parish in Dover, and will raise funds to maintain and repair the 1829 church building, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. The course is USA Track and Field Certified and includes a footbridge crossing over the Cocheco River. More information on the event can be found at www.cochecochallenge.com.

For more information or questions about traffic, contact Police Sgt. Marn Speidel, Traffic Bureau Administrator, at (603) 742-4646.