Town of Farragut
Race 13.1 Traffic Control Plan
www.race131.com
How to Read this Traffic Control Plan
• The summary on page 3 provides some key points about the route, critical road
impacts and labor needs
• Page 4 provides webpage links to the half marathon, 10k and 5k routes on
Map My Run
• Page 5 – 7 contains screen prints of each of the three routes. Boxes with
dashed lines indicate areas of the map which have been “zoomed in” on
subsequent pages to show traffic control details. The number within each box
corresponds to the map number on the top left of each page.
• Each “zoomed in” map shows police and course monitor placements, barricade
placements, aid station and on course portable bathroom placement and the
direction of runners (see legend on the top right of each numbered map)
• Each numbered map contains text which further details the traffic control
plan and shows the exact amount of time each area will be impacted by
runners.
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Summary
• THE ONLY FULL ROAD CLOSURE WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 7:00AM –
7:35AM. It will impact westbound Parkside Dr. and westbound Grigsby Chapel
Rd. from N Campbell Station to the Greenway entrance.
• Police need: 21 officers
• Course monitor need: 22 people
• Aid stations: 4 total; 3 pictured. The 4th will be placed near the entrance to the
Turkey Creek Greenway before half marathon runners enter their final stretch
(aid stations pictured on maps are not to scale)
• Portable bathrooms on course: 8 (2 at each aid station). 25 – 35 additional
portable bathrooms will be used in the start/finish area.
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Route Links
Half marathon: http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/590725754
10K: http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/595414634
5K: http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/595416610
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Half Marathon Route Map
Corresponds to map numbers
on the subsequent pages
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8
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4
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5
7
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10K Route Map
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Corresponds to map numbers
on the subsequent pages
1
8
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5K Route Map
#
Corresponds to map numbers
on the subsequent pages
1
8
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Half marathon
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Start/Finish Area (all distances)
5k/10k runners
FINISHER
ARCH
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Parkside Drive Outbound
Half Marathon
Course Monitor
5k/10k runners
Aid Station
Police Officer
Cones / Barricades
On Course Portajohn
• All runners make a sharp right after
exiting Turkey Creek (IMPACT:
7AM – 7:20AM)
• Police officers stationed at every
intersection along the Parkside
Drive median until the last 5k/10k
runner passes (IMPACT: 7AM –
7:27AM)
• Cones/barricades will be placed at
each northside entrance to Turkey
Creek before 7AM and removed
when the last runner passes at
7:27AM
• Eastbound lane of Parkside Dr.
remains open to traffic
Labor need: 4 Police; 0 Monitors
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Parkside Dr. (out and inbound)
Half Marathon
Course Monitor
5k/10k runners
Aid Station
Police Officer
Cones / Barricades
On Course Portajohn
Labor need: 2 Police; 1
Monitor
• All runners will continue westbound on Parkside Drive for the outbound portion of the course. Police officers and barricades will be used along
Parkside Dr. to close the westbound side of Parkside (traffic may continue on the eastbound side). TOTAL IMPACT TO PARKSIDE DRIVE FROM
LAKES EDGE TO CAMPBELL STATION: 7:00AM – 7:35AM.
• Police officers will allow runners to cross Campbell Station Rd. from Parkside to Grigsby Chapel Rd. for 30 minutes from 7:05AM – 7:35AM.
• All runners will return inbound the same way and make a left onto Lakes Edge Dr. toward the greenway. The right hand lane of westbound Parkside
Dr will be coned from Lakes Edge Dr. to N. Campbell Station Rd so that, when runners return inbound, they will be instructed to stay in that lane.
• Once the final outbound runner has passed, the police officers stationed in the middle of Parkside Dr near Lakes Edge will move across the street as
indicated by the white arrows above.
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N Campbell and Parkside
Half Marathon
Course Monitor
5k/10k runners
Aid Station
Police Officer
Cones / Barricades
On Course Portajohn
5k turnaround
Labor need: 3 Police; 3
Monitors
• Police officers will allow runners to cross Campbell Station Rd. from Parkside to Grigsby Chapel Rd. for 30 minutes from 7:05AM – 7:35AM.
• All runners will return inbound the same way and police officers will assist with “metering”, allowing traffic through the intersection during breaks in the
runners. Cars will not be allowed to make a right from N. Campbell Station Rd. onto Grigsby Chapel Rd., but will be able to make a left onto GCR from
NCSR - other than that, all traffic should be open after 7:35AM.
• All runners will be routed onto the sidewalk at the entrance to the parking lot for Little Bangcock (just pass the Walgreens entrance) and then make a right
onto the Grigsby Chapel Greenway and then a left to go through the neighborhood as shown and re-enter the Grigsby Chapel greenway westbound. The
5k runners will turn around on the greenway. Cones will be set up on Grigsby Chapel from NCSR to the parking lot entrance separating traffic from the
runners and allowing for 2 way traffic for that short stretch.
• An aid station and two portable toilets will be set up just before the 5k turnaround
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The First Greenway Stretch
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Half Marathon
Course Monitor
5k/10k runners
Aid Station
Police Officer
On Course Portajohn
Cones / Barricades
5k turnaround
10k turnaround
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Police officers will be set up at all critical intersections to direct neighborhood traffic out towards Grigsby Chapel Rd. as needed.
Course monitors will also be used to direct runners
Runners will be very spread out during this portion of the course, so police will be able to allow cars to pass during breaks in runners
An Aid Station with two portable toilets will be set up just before the 10k turnaround near the greenway and Woodsmoke Circle
TOTAL IMPACT FOR THIS STRETCH OF GREENWAY: 7:25AM – 10:10AM
Labor need: 5 Police; 5 Monitors
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Neighborhoods around Prince George
Parish Drive
Half Marathon
Course Monitor
5k/10k runners
Aid Station
Police Officer
Cones / Barricades
On Course Portajohn
• A police officer will be placed where the Greenway crosses St. John Ct. to meter traffic through (TOTAL IMPACT AT THIS
INTERSECTION: 7:30AM – 9:45AM)
• 3 police officers will also be used to help direct traffic from the neighborhood to St. John Ct so residents may leave their house when
they desire. Runners will be kept to one side of the road using cones and instruction from course monitors.
• TOTAL IMPACT TO THIS AREA (ALL DISTANCES): 7:30AM – 9:45AM
• Outbound runners will exit the neighborhood on the small stretch of greenway connecting Prince George Parish Dr. to Laurel Valley
Rd.
Labor need: 3 Police; 4 Monitors
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Smith Rd.
Half Marathon
Course Monitor
5k/10k runners
Aid Station
Police Officer
Cones / Barricades
On Course Portajohn
• An aid station and 2 portable toilets will be placed on
Laurel Valley Rd at the edge of the short greenway
entrance
• Police officers will be placed throughout this
neighborhood to help direct traffic, and two officers will be
stationed on Smith Rd.
• Runners will use the westbound lane of Smith Rd. for the
brief stretch between Hickory Woods Rd. and Andover
Blvd. TOTAL IMPACT TO SMITH RD: 7:25AM –
8:45AM
• Runners will turn around near the end of E Ashton Ct.
Half turnaround
Labor need:4 Police; 7 Monitors
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The Final Greenway Stretch
Half Marathon
Course Monitor
5k/10k runners
Aid Station
Police Officer
On Course Portajohn
Cones / Barricades
Half turnaround
FINISHER
ARCH
• All distances will return to the finish line via the Turkey Creek Greenway
• 10k and 5k runners will turn toward Turkey Creek Lane and wind their way back to the finisher arch while half marathon runners will
continue toward Lovell Rd. and turnaround on the greenway before heading back to the finish line.
• No police officers will be needed during this final portion of the course.
Labor need: 0 Police; 2 Monitors
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