Road Closures For Wine Half Marathon

As many as 2,000 runners are expected to take to roads and pedestrian paths in Kelowna on Sunday for the third annual Kelowna Wine Country Half Marathon.

To accommodate the participants there will be road closures, lane restrictions, traffic advisories and parking restrictions from 6:45 a.m. to 10 a.m.

The run begins at 7 a.m. at The Vibrant Vine winery along Pooley Road road and ends at Waterfront Park. The first runners are expected to complete the course in about one hour 15 minutes.

For more on the course and the run in general go here:

When: Sunday, Sept. 6

Where: East Kelowna, Lower Mission, South Kelowna, City Park and Waterfront Park

Parking restrictions

• The Water Street Boat Launch parking lot will be closed to the public from Saturday at 1 p.m. to Sunday at 3 p.m. to accommodate event set up, parking and runners approaching the finish line.

• The Dolphins parking lot will be closed to the public from Saturday at 8 am – Sunday at 1 p.m. The parking lot will only be accessible to permitted monthly parkers during this time.

• The East Kelowna parking lot will be closed on Sunday, from 4:30 a.m. until 12 p.m.

• On-street parking on Water Street from Sunset Drive to Cawston Avenue will be restricted on Sunday from 4:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. to accommodate shuttle buses transporting race participants. Vehicles parked along Water Street during this time will be courtesy towed to the City Hall parking lot located on the corner of Ellis Street and Doyle Avenue.

• On-street parking will also be restricted along Watt Road (west side) from Boyce-Gyro Park to Walnut Street and on Walnut Street (west side) from Watt Rd. to Abbott Street from 2 a.m. until 12 p.m. on Sunday.

Motorists are asked to be cautious while driving through these areas as runners have the right of way through intersections during the race. RCMP, along with certified flaggers, will serve as traffic control personnel along the race route and all traffic controls and on-site personnel must be observed.

East Kelowna Road closures 6:45 – 8:20 a.m.

Roads will reopen following the last runner.

• Pooley Road from Rose Road to Bemrose Road

• Bemrose Road from Pooley to Reekie Road

• Reekie Road from Bemrose to Hart

• Hart Road from Reekie Road to Todd Road

• Todd Road from Hart to Grantham

Full Lane closures 7:10 – 8:30 a.m.

Road will reopen following the last runner.

• Todd Road from Grantham Road to Saucier Road

Lane Restrictions 7:10 – 9:10 a.m.

• Saucier Road from Todd to Balldock – No southbound access; only northbound vehicles permitted

• Saucier Road from Balldock to Bedford – No westbound access; only eastbound vehicles permitted

• Bedford Road from Saucier to Casorso – one way alternating traffic only

Lower Mission and South Kelowna traffic advisory 8 – 10 a.m.

Roads will remain open. Motorists are reminded that runners have the right of way through intersections.

• Casorso Road to Mission Creek Greenway

• From the Mission Creek Greenway, participants will cross onto Lakeshore Road

• Lakeshore Road to Watt Road

• Watt Road to Walnut Street

• Walnut Street to Abbott Street

Downtown traffic advisory 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.

Parks and pathways will remain open for public use.

• Abbott Street to City Park (participants will use the tunnel)

• City Park to Stuart Park along pathway before finishing at Waterfront Park

There will be a Wine and Music Festival taking place at Waterfront Park until 12 p.m.; however the park will remain open to the public.

For more information about the race and its route and detour routes, visit destinationraces.com/runbc/.

For transit route and schedule information, visit bctransit.com under Kelowna.