Chattanooga DOT welcomes IRONMAN 70.3 this weekend. It recommends that spectators and visitors park in the lots and garages surrounding downtown and utilize the Free Electric Shuttle and Bike Chattanooga bike share system. The Electric Shuttle will have extended hours for IRONMAN 70.3 on Sunday beginning at 4:30 a.m. There will also be extra shuttles running the route. Bike Chattanooga staff will be at bike share stations to assist folks renting a bike.
Setup road closures start on the riverfront at 9 a.m. on Thursday (full details below).
Public activities start Saturday morning with a kid's race at 9 a.m. and the IRONMAN Expo area will be open on the Chattanooga Green from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
The Tennessee River will be closed to pleasure crafts between Ross's Landing and the Chickamauga Dam from 5-10 a.m. on Sunday. This includes the Rivermont Park and Tennessee Riverpark boat ramps.
Ironman starts early Sunday morning with the swim portion at 7 a.m. and athletes will be transitioning to the bike race from about 7-9 a.m. Traffic will be stopped from crossing the cyclists' lane when they are present between 7:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on West 20th Street, Broad Street, Market Street, and Alton Park Boulevard. Runners will be on the Riverwalk, Amnicola Highway, the Veterans Bridge, Barton Avenue, Hixson Pike, and Riverview Road between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
The route map and guides to allow spectators to make the most of this unprecedented opportunity for Chattanooga can be found on CDOT’s website at CDOT’s event page.
Closure details:
Riverside Drive/Riverfront Parkway between Aquarium Way and Molly Street, Chestnut Street between Aquarium Way and Riverfront Parkway, and the southbound Veterans Bridge ramp to Riverside Drive will be closed from 9 a.m. on Thursday, until 5 a.m. on Monday, for the IRONMAN 70.3 setup and race.
The right eastbound lane of Riverfront Parkway/W 20th Street between Molly Lane and Market Street, the right southbound lane of Market Street between West 20th Street and West 40th Street, and the I-24 on ramp and South bound off ramp at Market Street will be closed and all streets crossing this route will be controlled by CPD officers from 7 am until 2 pm on Sunday, for the IRONMAN 70.3 bike portion. Cyclists will also be on West 40th Street and Tennessee Avenue to the state line riding with traffic. The intersection of St Elmo Avenue at West 45th Street will be a four-way stop from 7 a.m. until 10 a.m.
The right eastbound lane of Frazier Avenue between Forest Avenue and the Veterans Bridge, the right northbound lane of Barton Avenue between Frazier avenue and Baker Street, the right northbound lane of the Veterans Bridge between East 3rd Street and Barton Avenue, the right westbound lane of Amnicola Highway between Old Curtain Pole Road and Lindsay Street, Riverside Drive between Lindsay Street and Molly Lane, the Battery Place off ramp from Riverside Drive, Aquarium Way between Riverside Drive and Walnut Street will be closed and all streets crossing this route will be controlled by CPD officers to give right-of-way to the runners from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Sunday, for the IRONMAN 70.3 run portion.