'Bike the Drive' to close down Lake Shore Drive Sunday

The Office of Emergency Management and Communications is alerting drivers of closures on Lake Shore Drive scheduled for Sunday morning.

Beginning at 5 a.m., Lake Shore Drive will be cleared of vehicle traffic for several hours during "Bike the Drive," a non-competitive bicycle ride, according to an OEMC statement. Lake Shore Drive between Hollywood Avenue and 57th Street will be exclusively open to bicycles during that time.

The roadway is scheduled to re-open to vehicles at 11 a.m. Sunday.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire - Copyright Chicago Sun-Times 2014.)