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Arch Rival Roller Girls at St. Louis St. Patrick Day Parade 2009

It’s going to be a big weekend in downtown St. Louis – it’s the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Run! For these events, hundreds of thousands of people will head to downtown St. Louis.  First, “lucky” runners will participate in the 5K run from Broadway Avenue in downtown to Compton Avenue near the Chaifetz Arena starting at 9 a.m.  Then, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade will march from 18th and Market streets heading east to Broadway and Market starting at noon.  Due to the festivities, the following MetroBuses will be rerouted from 11:30 to 2 p.m.:

#4 Natural Bridge

#10 Gravois-Lindell

#11 Chippewa

#30 Soulard

#32 Wellston

#40 Broadway

#41 Lee

#74 Florissant

#94 Page

#97 Delmar

#99 Downtown Circulator

For a full list of the turn-by-turn rerouting for each line, go here. In general, expect some delay if you will be traveling on these lines. MetroLink will be running its regular weekend schedule.

Have fun St. Louis, and safe travels!

Photo via kokojim on Flickr.  Find more info on the Arch Rival Roller Girls here!

On Monday, January 18, members of the St. Louis community plan to march from Old Courthouse on Market Street to the Powell Symphony Center on Grand Avenue.  Several MetroBuses will be rerouted during this time to accommodate the traffic.  Crowds are expected to gather at the Old Courthouse at 9 a.m., and start marching at 10 a.m., so during this time, MetroBus riders (as well as downtown traffic) should expect delays.  Luckily, since Monday is a national holiday and many people will be off from work or school, we expect less impact on the flow of downtown than on a typical weekday.

Give yourself a little extra time on these bus routes:

#4 Natural Bridge

North and southbound buses will wait out marchers at Jefferson and MLK

#30 Soulard, #32 Wellston, #41 Lee, & #74 Florissant

East and westbound buses will wait out marchers at 14th and MLK

#40 Broadway

Northbound – bus will reroute to Washington Ave at 14th & Spruce
Southbound – bus will wait out marchers crossing Washington at Tucker

#70 Grand

Northbound – (When marchers are on Grand) Regular route to Grand and Lindell, left on Lindell, right on Spring, right on Cass, left on Grand regular route.
Southbound – (When marchers are on Grand) Regular route to Grand and Cass, right on Cass, left on Spring, left on Lindell, right on Grand regular route.

#94 Page

Eastbound – When the route is blocked at any point between Grand and 14th, left on Grand, right on Cass, right on 14th to Civic Center. Wait out marchers crossing 14th at M L King.
Westbound – When the route is blocked at any point between Grand and 14th, use regular route to 14th and Washington, continue north on 14th (wait out marchers crossing 14th at M L King), left on Cass, left on Grand, right on Page regular route.

All MetroBuses and MetroLink run on their regular weekday schedule on Monday.

To all, a happy Martin Luther King Day holiday!