Saturday July 3, runners for St. Jude will return to the Peoria Civic Center for the 30th St. Jude Telethon.
Runners are expected to arrive at the staging area downtown around 3 p.m., and the final segment arriving around 6 p.m.
The staging area will be at the Civic Center parking lot at Kumpf and Monroe.
Large buses and motor homes can park along John Gwynn and Hightower Street.
Kumpf Blvd. will be shut down at about 3 p.m. for the runners. Also, Monroe between Fulton and Kumpf will also be shut down.
Traffic will be rerouted to south on Jefferson St.
No traffic will be allowed on Kumpf except for runners and processions.
Around 6:30 p.m., runners will parade into the Civic Center for the telethon. Runners will parade on Monroe to Main to Jefferson to the Civic Center. These roads, including Fulton and Madison around the Civic Center, will be shut down.
Impacted intersections are as follows (approximately 3pm – 7pm):
Kumpf & Adams
Kumpf & Jefferson
Kumpf & John Gywnn
Kumpf & Monroe
Monroe & Fulton
Madison & Fulton
Fulton & Jefferson
Madison & Main
Jefferson & Main
Main & Monroe
