EUGENE, Ore. -- The annual Butte to Butte event, the Oregon Bach Festival and Fourth of July events like the Freedom Festival: Expect plenty of fun -- and traffic -- in the Eugene/Springfield area this Fourth of July weekend.

Butte to Butte

Shuttle bus

The Butte to Butte has arranged FREE LTD shuttles from two locations to take participants to the starting area. 

Walkers -  From 4th Avenue and High Street beginning at 6:30 a.m. and continuing through 7:40 a.m.

Runners - From 5th Avenue and Pearl Street beginning at 6:30 a.m. and continuing through 7:40 a.m..

Shuttles will depart approximately every five minutes.  No dogs are allowed on the bus and running strollers should be folded prior to boarding.

Participants are encouraged to take the earliest possible shuttle to ensure that all participants are at the starting line before race time. Over 2,000 participants ride the shuttles, so come early.

Butte to Butte traffic advisory

The annual Butte to Butte 10K road race will be held on Saturday.  Eugene Police advise area residents and visitors to plan their morning travel to avoid the race's route.

On Saturday, July 4, the Butte to Butte race will begin at 8 a.m. at East 43rd  Avenue and Donald Street. The runners will proceed south on Donald to Fox Hollow, east to West Amazon, north to Hilyard, north to Amazon Parkway, north to East 19th Avenue, east to High Street and north to Cheshire Avenue, ending at Skinner Butte Park.  Those participating in the 4.5-mile walking portion of the event will start in the same location at 8:20 a.m. and head east to Fox Hollow, after which the walkers will follow the same route as the runners.

Road closures will begin at 7:30 a.m. and the course will be closed to vehicle traffic no later than 8 a.m.  Eugene Police officers and volunteer course marshals will be directing traffic at various intersections along the course.  Vehicles will be allowed to cross the course at most cross streets as gaps in the runners permit.  However, no vehicles will be allowed to cross the course at East 6th or East 7th Avenues.  Police estimate the full course will reopen to vehicle traffic between 10:30 and 11 a.m.

Bach Festival

The Fourth falls in the middle of the Oregon Bach Festival.

• Download a Bach Festival schedule

Players with the Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra will give the headline performance of Gerswin’s Rhapsody in Blue at the Freedom Festival in Alton-Baker Park.

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