Several roads will be closed in Hunt Valley for the Susan G. Komen Maryland Race for the Cure on Sunday.
Participants and others will begin arriving at 6 a.m., and the race will start at 8 a.m. Police are advising people to avoid the area between 6 a.m. and 11 a.m. because of road closures and heavy traffic.
The road closures are as follows:
•Shawan Road at York Road: No westbound traffic will be allowed to travel on Shawan Road after 5:45 a.m. At 7:30 a.m. all southbound traffic on York Road will be allowed as far as the Giant parking lot.
•Shawan Road at the entrance to the Hunt Valley Towne Centre (east entrance, across from Verizon): No traffic will be allowed to exit the Towne Centre parking lot after 6 a.m.
•Shawan Road at main entrance to Hunt Valley Towne Centre (near Light Rail): No traffic will be allowed to exit the Towne Centre parking lot after 6 a.m. (Once the race ends on Shilling Road, eastbound Shawan Road will be opened).