News Release - Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Downtown Sunday

City of Rochester

Motorist Advisory

(Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012) – The annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk will take place this Sunday, Sept. 30, causing temporary street closings. The walk begins at 10:00 a.m. at the Frontier Field VIP Parking Lot Downtown and ends at Frontier Field.

The following streets in the city will be closed for about 2 hours. These streets will re–open as soon as possible after the walkers pass through.

• Morrie Silver Way – CLOSED – between Oak St. and N. Plymouth Ave.
• Platt St. – CLOSED – at 490E entrance
• Oak St. – CLOSED – between Erie St. and Morrie Silver Way
• N. Plymouth Ave. – CLOSED – between Brown St. and Broad St.
• State St. – CLOSED – between Inner Loop bridges and Main St.
• Exchange Blvd. – CLOSED – between Main St. and Broad St.
• Church St. – CLOSED – between N. Plymouth Ave. and State St.
• Washington St. – CLOSED – between the north end and Main St.
• Main St. – CLOSED – between N. Plymouth Ave. and Chestnut St.
• Fitzhugh St. – CLOSED – between Broad St. and Church St.
• Irving Pl. – CLOSED - between Main St. and Broad St.
• Allen St. – CLOSED - between State St. and Fitzhugh St.
• Graves Al. – CLOSED – between E. Main St. and south end
• Aqueduct St. – CLOSED – between E. Main St. and south end
• St. Paul St. – CLOSED – between Mortimer and E. Main St.
• Corinthian St. – CLOSED
• Stone St. – CLOSED – between Broad St. and E. Main St.
• S. Clinton Ave. – CLOSED – between Broad St. and E. Main St.
• Franklin St. – CLOSED – between E. Main St. and Pleasant St.
• Liberty Pole Way – CLOSED – between Franklin St. and Pleasant St.
• East Ave. – CLOSED – between E. Main St. and Chestnut St.
• Stillson – CLOSED – between E. Main St. and East Ave.
• Euclid St. – CLOSED – between E. Main St. and Chestnut St.
• Atlas St. – CLOSED – between Euclid St. and Elm St.
• Elm St. – CLOSED – between Chestnut St. and Atlas St.

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer is sponsored by the American Cancer Society. For more information, call 585-224-4917, visit www.cancer.org or email gerianne.puskas@cancer.org.

RTS Riders: for more information and the detour routes and Downtown boarding locations, please call customer service at 585-288-1700 or visit RGRTA.com.

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News Media: For more information, contact the City Communications Bureau at 428-7135.