Plan weekend travel in advance for Memorial Hermann IRONMAN Texas

THE WOODLANDS, Texas — The 2016 Memorial Hermann IRONMAN Texas is this Saturday, and those planning to travel in and around The Woodlands should check ahead for the event’s traffic impact.

Detours are recommended for those who need to travel in and around town. To access Grogan’s Mill southbound from 11:35 a.m. to 5:05 p.m., drivers should take Lake Woodlands to Six Pines, Six Pines to N. Millbend and N. Millbend to Grogan’s Mill Road. For those who need to travel northbound up Grogan’s Mill from 11:35 a.m. to 5:05 p.m. should take Woodlands PKWY to Six Pines, Six Pines to Lake Woodlands and Lake Woodlands to Grogan’s Mill.

Lake Robbins westbound is not restricted until the Six Pines Dr. intersection. Drivers should follow detours for Grogan’s Mill north and southbound. Shoppers, employees or triathlon spectators who plan to enter Market Street should take the entrances on Six Pines, Lake Woodlands or Grogan’s Mill.

Those planning to drive down Flintridge from Woodlands PKWY to Gosling between 11:05 a.m. to 4:35 p.m. can do so westbound, but eastbound traffic will not be permitted.The recommended routes for residents south of S. Panther Creek Dr. should take Gosling southbound to Glen Loch to Sawdust to Grogan’s Mill or I-45.

The following roads will be impacted for the bike course:


Lake Robbins Dr. to Grogan’s Mill from 7:00 a.m. to 9:20 a.m.

Grogan’s Mill to Woodlands PKWY from 7:05 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Grogan’s Mill to Sawmill and I-45 to Pruitt from 7:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.

Springwoods Village PKWY to Holzwarth from 7:25 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

I-45 to Spring Stuebner from 7:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

Hardy Rd. to Louetta (outbound) from 7:35 a.m. to 10:20 a.m.

Spring Creek Dr. to Birnam Woods from 7:45 a.m. to 10:35 a.m.

Cypresswood to Treaschwig Rd. from 7:55 a.m. to 10:50 a.m.

Cypresswood to F.M. 1960 from 8:05 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

U-Turn on Hardy Tollroad Feeder from 8:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Cypress Slough to I-45 from 8:25 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Lexington to Spring Cypress Rd. from 8:35 a.m. to 12:05 p.m.

Northcrest Dr. to Root Rd. from 8:55 a.m. to 12:35 p.m.

Northcrest Dr. to W Rayford Rd. from 8:58 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

Augusta Pines to Strake from 9:05 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Creekside Green Dr. to Creekside Forest Dr. from 9:10 a.m to 1:15 p.m.

Creekside Green Dr. to Kuykendahl from 9:24 a.m. to 1:35 p.m.

Kuykendahl to Hufsmith Kuykendahl from 9:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.

Stanolind Rd. to F.M. 2978 from 9:40 a.m. to 2:05 p.m.

F.M. 2920 to Snook Rd. from 9:48 a.m. to 2:28 p.m.

F.M. 249 to Baker from 9:58 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.

Hufsmith to Stuebner Airline from 10:07 a.m. to 2:54 p.m.

F.M. 2920 to F.M. 2978 from 10:12 a.m. to 3:02 p.m.

Greenmore to May Valley Circle from 10:40 a.m. to 3:20 p.m.

Ashlane to Branch Crossing Dr. from 10:45 a.m. to 3:40 p.m.

Flintridge to Gosling from 10:56 a.m. to 3:50 p.m.

S. Panther Creek to Woodlands PKWY from 11:00 a.m. to 3:56 p.m.

Woodlands PKWY to Grogan’s Mill from 11:05 a.m. to 4:25 p.m.

The following roads will be impacted for the run course:


Lake Robbins Dr. to Grogan’s Mill Rd. from 11:35 a.m. to 8:35 p.m.

Lake Woodlands Dr. to E. Panther Creek Dr. from 11:51 a.m. to 8:51 p.m.

E. Panther Creek Dr. to Woodlands PKWY (trail) from 11:56 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Woodlands PKWY (trail) to Lake Front Circle from 12:03 p.m. to 9:10 p.m.

Timberloch Place to Woodloch Forest Dr. from 12:20 p.m. to 9:50 p.m.

Waterway Avenue from Lake Robbins to Timber loch will be closed from 4:35 a.m. to 11:35 a.m., and Riva Row will be closed from Grogan’s Mill to Six Pines between 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

For more information about the event, visit the 2016 Memorial Hermann IRONMAN Guide.