AJC Peachtree Road Race
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Road closings Sunday for the AJC Peachtree Road Race

7/3/21 - Atlanta, GA - Volunteers raise the flag at the start as the AJC Peachtree Road Race returned in-person Saturday for the holiday tradition. (Jason Getz for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Credit: Jason Getz

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7/3/21 - Atlanta, GA - Volunteers raise the flag at the start as the AJC Peachtree Road Race returned in-person Saturday for the holiday tradition. (Jason Getz for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
By AJC Staff
Updated July 4, 2021

Several major roads in the heart of Atlanta will be shut down for much of the weekend for the AJC Peachtree Road Race.

Beginning at 2 a.m. Saturday, partial road closures of Peachtree Road from Buckhead to Midtown will begin. In Midtown, 10th Street will also see partial closures between Peachtree Road and Piedmont Park. All road closures related to the race are scheduled to end at 1 p.m. at the latest on Sunday.

The closings on Peachtree include the areas near Lenox Square, Tower Place, Piedmont Hospital, Peachtree Battle shopping center and the bridge over the Downtown Connector at the Amtrak Station, among others.

How to use MARTA or ride-hailing on race day

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