Parkway Closures for July 20 Torchlight 5K

Via a July 19 Minneapolis Park and Rec Board e-newsletter: 

July 20 - Life Time Torchlight 5K - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
West River Parkway - From N 4th Ave to Portland Ave
Stone Arch Bridge
SE Main St - From SE 3rd St to 6th St SE

*Please note that the duration of the closures is subject to change based on the event's start and finish times.  A complete list of current and upcoming parkway closures is available online.

Additionally, Hennepin Avenue in downtown Minneapolis will be closed July 20 from 7 p.m. until approximately 10:30 p.m. for both the Torrchlight 5K and the CenterPoint Energy Torchlight Parade.

Hennepin Avenue will close from Dunwoody Boulevard to Third Street South. Traffic will be able to cross Hennepin Avenue at Fourth Street, Fifth Street, 10^th Street, 11^th Street, Maple Street/16^th Street and southbound on Lyndale Avenue. Also Dunwoody Boulevard will close to traffic, along with the Interstate 394 exit onto Dunwoody Boulevard. These streets will reopen after the parade is finished at approximately 10:30 p.m.

Also - the following streets will be closed from 7 to 8:30 p.m.:

• Third Street South, from First Avenue North to Second Avenue South.
• First Street North, from Hennepin to Fourth Avenue North.
• Fourth Avenue North, from First Street North to West River Parkway.
• West River Parkway, from Fourth Avenue North to Portland Avenue.
• Main Street, from Third Avenue SE. to Sixth Avenue SE.