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April 8, 2008 Contact: Abe Villarreal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Phone: (575) 538-6336 news@wnmu.edu
ROADS TO CLOSE FOR ANNUAL GREAT RACE COMPETITION
SILVER CITY, N.M. – Several roads are to close during Great Race week, as Western New Mexico University (WNMU) students and alumni prepare for what is to be the 41 st reunion on the WNMU campus.
On Monday, April 14, 10 th Street from the West Street Intersection will be closed from 10:30am to 12:00pm.
On Wednesday, April 16, College Avenue, from B Street to D Street will be closed from 10:30am to 12:00pm.
On Sunday, during the Great Race itself, E Street, from College to 12 th Street, and 12 th Street from Mississippi to Alabama will also be closed. Road closures will also affect the following areas; Alabama Street south to the WNMU property; WNMU property east on 11 th Street to West Street; West Street from 11 th Street to 10 th Street; and 10 th Street from West Street to WNMU. Closures for the Great Race itself will run from 11:30 am until 2:00pm.
For the safety of the participants, these events require that the adjoining streets be closed for traffic, on the above times and dates.
Please contact the WNMU Campus Police Office at 538-6231 for any questions or concerns.
Located in Silver City, New Mexico, Western New Mexico University has served the people of the state of New Mexico and its surrounding areas as a comprehensive, regional, rural, public coeducational university since 1893 and caters to a student body diverse in age, culture, language and ethnic background.
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