May 28th, 2016 by WCBC Radio

On Saturday, the 1^st Annual Mental Health Matters 5 Mile Run and 1.5 Mile Walk will be held in downtown Cumberland.    The race will start at 8:30 a.m. with a predicted finish no later than 10:00.  Participants will stage on Baltimore Street, between Centre and Liberty Streets, to start the race and return to this area for the finish.  Runners will proceed down Baltimore Street, crossing Liberty Street, to the Mechanic Street intersection.  The runners will then proceed onto the Great Allegheny Passage where they will continue to a point near the narrows at which time they will return the same route to the finish line.  Motorists should attempt to avoid the Baltimore Street/Mechanic Street intersection during the event as some delays will occur there.  Officers will be at the affected streets to provide traffic direction and assistance to runners and motorists moving through the downtown area.