BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — If you ride the GET bus around Bakersfield, expect detours and route changes on Sunday as streets are closed for Bakersfield Marathon runners.
QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will you avoid driving due to the Bakersfield Marathon?
Golden Empire Transit (GET) said detours for certain routes will start at 4 a.m. and continue until 3 p.m. Sunday.
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Routes affected include 21, 41, 43, 44, 61, and 81 to Bakersfield College. GET said buses will not run through that area because streets will be blocked off.
Other routes impacted include buses that run through North Chester Avenue, Oak Street near Brundage Lane, and downtown Bakersfield.
Bakersfield police laid out their safety plans for the Bakersfield Marathon on Thursday.