FYI... > > > Attention please to all who are planning to attend the > Maggie L. Walker FIRST LEGO League Tournament! > > We have a major conflict with the Richmond Marathon, which takes > place this Saturday --- the same day as Maggie Walker's FLL > tournament. > > Maggie L. Walker Governor's school is encircled by the routes of > the three marathon races and travel to and from the school this > Saturday is liable to be difficult. Most important to our > tournament, Richmond Marathon/Sports Backers is closing off > Lombardy Street between 7AM and 3PM and WILL NOT be allowing > tournament goers to access the Maggie Walker parking lot. > > However, George Washington Carver Elementary School and James River > Bus Lines have both generously agreed to allow us to use their > parking lots for the event. Both are close by the school. George > Washington Carver Elementary School is located at 1110 W. Leigh > Street and the parking lot is entered from the Harrison Street on > the side of the school. The James River Bus Lines parking lot is > on Allen Ave., which is across from their terminal building at 915 > N. Allen Avenue and between W. Leigh Street and W. Broad Street. > > There are only two routes that can be used to get to Maggie Walker > on the day pf the Tournament. You must access I-95 either south of > the city or north of the Boulevard. > We are told these routes into the school will be open all day. > > However, please note that once at Maggie Walker it appears unlikely > that anyone will be able to drive out again until after 3PM when > the Marathon is over! > > Directions to get into Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for the > day are as follows - > > North of Richmond: Take I-95 South to the Belvidere Exit, Number > 76B. Turn right onto West Leigh Street at the top of the ramp and > follow W. Leigh Street to George Washington Carver Elementary > School at 1110 W. Leigh Street. Turn right onto Harrison Street to > access the parking lot. Only use the parking lot on Harrison > Street. Please do not park on the grass or on the ball fields! > You can then walk to Maggie L. Walker Governor's School, which is > four blocks west of Carver on W. Leigh Street. > > South of Richmond: Take I-95 North to the Boulevard Exit. At the > end of the exit ramp, turn left onto Hermitage Road and go under > the overpass. Continue for several blocks on Hermitage until you > reach the stop light at W. Leigh Street. Turn left onto W. Leigh > St. At the stop sign, turn right onto Allen Ave., then turn right > into the James River Bus Lines' parking lot, across the street from > the JRBL terminal. Please do not park in the terminal parking > lot. To get to Maggie L. Walker Governor's School walk back to the > intersection of Allen Ave. and W. Leigh Street. The school is half > a block east. > > Alternate route: If you can time your trip so that you will be > crossing Broad Street at Meadow St./Hermitage Rd. between 7-8AM, > you can take the Powhite Parkway to the Cary Street exit - East. > Travel east on Cary Street to Meadow St. Turn left onto Meadow > Street. Between 7-8AM you should be able to cross both Cary St. > and Broad Street. Once you cross Broad St., Meadow becomes > Hermitage Road. Follow Hermitage to the stop light at W. Leigh > Street. Turn right onto W. Leigh Street. At the stop sign, turn > right onto Allen Ave., then turn right into the James River Bus > Lines' parking lot, across the street from the JRBL terminal. > Please do not park in the terminal parking lot. To get to Maggie > Walker Governor's School walk back to the intersection at Allen > Ave. and W. Leigh St. The school is half a block east. > > If you need to deliver items to the Elizabeth Street entrance or > need handicapped parking, > please plan to take the route from the South of Richmond or the > alternative route! > > Please DO NOT take the Boulevard exit if you are southbound on I-95 > because you WILL NOT be allowed to turn left onto W. Leigh Street > from the Boulevard! > > Please DO NOT park in the Krogers or Lowes parking lot as your car > may be towed! Krogers' manager has informed us that they are > planning to tow anyone who parks there. > > Please plan to set out early to get to Maggie Walker and be > prepared for delays. > > Please consider car pooling to the event if possible. > > The links provided below show the routes of the races, the > scheduled traffic pattern changes, and street closings. > http://www.richmondmarathon.com/course_info.htm > (scroll down to see all three maps and route information) > http://www.richmondmarathon.com/traffic_changes.htm > > I very much regret any inconvenience this may cause and hope that > you will have a safe and uneventful trip to and from our tournament. > > Sincerely, > Cleo Mullins > [log in to unmask] > MLWGS FLL Tournament Director > Richmond, VA > 804-358-4426 - home > 804-358-2006 - work > > > > Get the Moviefone Toolbar. 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