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Traffic alert: Cycling festival forces some N. Fulton roads to close

Bikers will be racing on the streets of Roswell on Sunday.

Credit: Jim Witmer

Credit: Jim Witmer

Bikers will be racing on the streets of Roswell on Sunday.
By Mitchell Northam
April 24, 2017

A few north Fulton County roads will be open to only bicycles Sunday.

The Roswell Cycling Festival race course will be closed to vehicular traffic at various times in the day. The course includes portions of Canton, Woodstock, Green and Norcross streets, and a small portion of Ga. 9.

Some roads will begin to close as early as 6 a.m., but Roswell says all roads should be open by 10 p.m.

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Below is a map illustrating the road closures and detours:

Several North Fulton roads will be closed on Sunday due to Roswell's cycling festival.
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For more information on road closures and the cycling festival, visit bikeroswell.com.

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