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COLUMBIA (WACH) - St. Pat's in Five Points is set for Saturday in downtown Columbia. The Columbia Police Department has released information on road closures and check points related to the event.

The festival, which includes a 10K, 5K, 1 mile walk, and parade, will be held from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. 

The 700 block of Santee Ave. and the 600 block of Harden St. will be closed at 5 p.m. Friday to allow for festival set-up.

Those areas will remain closed until 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 16.
     
The following roads will be closed beginning at 2 a.m. on Friday, March 15 until 8 p.m. Saturday, March 16 in order to prepare for the event:

Harden & Gervais
Harden & Blossom
Senate & Walnut
Pendleton & Walnut
Stark & Walnut
College & Pavilion between College and Greene
2100 Block of Santee
2100 Devine
700 Saluda
2000 block of Greene

The 10K begins at 7:30 a.m. while the 5K Run/Walk begins at 8 a.m. The races are expected to be completed by approximately 9:30 a.m.

Blossom and Pickens Streets will be closed at 5 a.m. Saturday, March 16 to allow for race set-up.

The following roads will be closed for the races:

Blossom & Pickens
Blossom & Saluda
Harden & Blossom
Blossom & King
King & Wheat
King & Monroe
Monroe & Woodrow
Monroe & Sims
Monroe & Queen
Queen & Heyward
Heyward & King
Heyward & Woodrow
Heyward & Maple
Heyward & Sims
Heyward & Ravenel
Ravenel & Monroe
Ravenel & Duncan
Ravenel & Wilmot
Ravenel & Wheat
Wheat & Sims
Sims & Blossom
Sims & Devine
Devine & Holly
Devine & Maple
Devine & Woodrow
Devine & King
Devine & Queen
Devine & Meadow

The Parade begins at 10 a.m. on Devine Street.

The following roads will be closed for the parade: 
 
Blossom & Ott
Devine & Chatham
Ott & Devine
Amherst & Devine
Sims & Devine
Holly & Devine
Maple & Devine
Woodrow & Devine
King & Devine
Queen & Devine
Meadow & Devine
Heidt & Devine
Santee & Devine
Devine & Harden  
Devine & Saluda
Saluda & Greene
Greene & Harden
College & Harden
Pendleton & Harden
Senate & Harden
Gervais & Harden
Heidt & Santee

The parade will disperse on 1000 Harden Street.
    
Neighborhood barricades will be in set up from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 16 in the following areas:

Devine & Heidt
Lee & Heidt
Waccamaw & Heyward
Laurens & Greene
Laurens & Blossom
Pickens & Greene
Gregg & Senate
Pendleton & Barnwell
Wheat & Pickens
Rice & Pickens
Catawba & Pickens
Enoree & Pickens
Saluda & Heyward
Edisto & Heyward
Waccamaw & Monroe
Wheat & Harden
Blossom & Woodrow
Harden & Blossom
Waccamaw & Saluda
Lowndes & Blossom
Terrace Way & Wheat
Edgerton & Wheat

Members of Columbia Police Department’s Traffic Safety Unit are planning to conduct a public safety checkpoint at various times this weekend.

The checkpoint will be in the area of Harden and Gervais Streets.

Police say the areas were selected based on traffic collisions and DUI violations that have occurred. This checkpoint is being conducted to reduce those violations. Officers will also check to make sure drivers are not intoxicated and have a proper driver’s license. Other violations of the law may also be observed. Every vehicle that enters the checkpoint will be stopped.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP) and other law enforcement agencies will assist CPD in this effort.