City lists Ironman road closures
COEUR d'ALENE - Roads throughout the Lake City will be closed, confined, or congested during Ironman Coeur d'Alene on Sunday.
The first road closure will take place the night before the race at 11:59 p.m. on Sherman Avenue from First to Second Street. At noon on Monday, June, 29, that portion of Sherman Avenue will reopen.
On race day, June, 28, all lanes of Northwest Boulevard from Lakeside Avenue to Hubbard Drive - and all lanes of Government Way from Northwest Boulevard to Garden Avenue - will close at 5 a.m. The lanes will reopen at 5:30 p.m.
The next series of closures will occur at 6:30 a.m. and remain closed until midnight, unless otherwise noted. Those roads are:
* Sherman Avenue from First Street to 12th Street
* Lakeside Avenue from First Street to Eighth Street
* Seventh Street from Lakeside Avenue to Sherman Avenue
* Eighth Street from Lakeside Avenue to Sherman Avenue
* 11th Street from Sherman Avenue to Mullan Avenue (Reopens at 3 p.m.)
Another series of road closures will begin on race day at 7 a.m. and remain closed until midnight, unless otherwise noted. Those roads are:
* Mullan Avenue from 11th Street to 19th Street (Reopens at 3 p.m.)
* Mullan Avenue from 23rd Street to Coeur d'Alene Lake Drive (Reopens at 3 p.m.)
* Ninth Street from Sherman Avenue to Mullan Avenue
* 10th Street from Sherman Avenue to Mullan Avenue
* Mullan Avenue from 19th Street to 23rd Street
* 23rd Street from Mullan Avenue to Ashton Avenue
* Ashton Avenue from 23rd Street to Coeur d'Alene Lake Drive
Other roads in Coeur d'Alene will remain open, but experience restricted traffic. In a press release, organizers asked motorists to use extreme caution when driving throughout the day, and avoid the restricted areas if possible.
Lane sizes will be reduced from U.S. Highway 95 to Hubbard Street on Northwest Boulevard beginning at 7:30 a.m. Lanes will return to normal at 5:30 p.m.
Race officials have also advised motorists of two roads that will remain open, but congested, during Ironman Coeur d'Alene.
U.S. Highway 95 southbound from Northwest Boulevard to Missile Base Road will be affected by the race from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m.
"All roads will remain open," a release states. "But traffic will be delayed due to flagger-controlled intersections along the course."
The release adds that every major intersection along the stretch of highway will be staffed by a flagger, and that the speed limit will be reduced to 45 mph in the area.
Traffic will also be congested on Coeur d'Alene Lake Drive from Sherman Avenue to Higgens Point Boat Launch during the biking portion of Ironman Coeur d'Alene. Peak hours of congestion will be from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
"There will be traffic delays with limited access as cyclists will be in both north and southbound lanes," the release states.