Marathon street closures/traffic pattern changes
If you’re like me and definitely NOT taking part in Saturday’s marathon*, here’s a breakdown of the state of the roads for the duration of the race: Cary Street will be closed between 3rd and 12th Streets from 4am to 5pm. The recommended detour is southbound 2nd Street to Byrd Street. Byrd Street will bear […]
If you’re like me and definitely NOT taking part in Saturday’s marathon*, here’s a breakdown of the state of the roads for the duration of the race:
- Cary Street will be closed between 3rd and 12th Streets from 4am to 5pm. The recommended detour is southbound 2nd Street to Byrd Street. Byrd Street will bear left and intersect Canal Street. Follow Canal east to 14th Street.
- Broad Street (both eastbound and westbound) between 5th and 11th Streets will be closed to traffic from 4 to 9am. Westbound traffic will be detoured north onto 11th Street and west on Leigh Street to the Boulevard.
- Broad Street (both eastbound and westbound) between 5th Street and N. Boulevard will be closed from 6 to 9am. Eastbound traffic will be detoured north on Sheppard Street, east on Marshall Street, north on the Boulevard, east on Leigh Street, south on 10th Street, east on Marshall Street, south on 12th Street back to Broad Street.
- Grace Street from Allen Ave. to 3rd Street will be closed from 6am to 3pm.
- 3rd Street from Broad Street to Cary Street will be closed from 6am to 3pm.
- Mulberry Street between Broad St. and Monument Ave. will be closed from 6 to 9am for the HCA Virginia 8K.
- Grace Street will be closed between Boulevard and Allen Ave. from 6 to 9am for the HCA Virginia 8K.
- Lombardy Street between Brook Rd. and Monument Ave will be closed from 7am to 3pm.
- North Boulevard northbound from Broad St. to Hermitage Rd. will be closed from 7 to 10am for the McDonald’s Half Marathon.
- Hermitage Road northbound from Boulevard to Pope Ave will be closed from 7 to 10am for the McDonalds Half Marathon.
- Brookland Parkway eastbound from Hermitage Rd. to Lamont St. will be closed from 7 to 10am for the McDonald’s Half Marathon.
- Bellvue Avenue from Hermitage Rd to Bryan Park entrance will be closed from 7AM to 10AM for the McDonald’s Half Marathon.
- Monument Avenue westbound between Mulberry and Westmoreland will be closed from 7:30 to 9:30am.
- Grove Avenue westbound between Commonwealth and Maple will be closed from 7:30 to 10:00am.
- Maple Avenue from Grove to Cary Street will be closed from 7:30am to 10:00am
- Riverside Dr. will be closed from the Huguenot Bridge to Scottview Drive from 6am to Noon.
- Forest Hill Ave. westbound from Roanoke St. to W. 47th St. will be closed from 8 to 11:30am.
- Belvidere Street northbound at Grace Street will be closed from 7am to 3pm. The recommended detour will be east on Byrd Street to the Downtown Expressway eastbound to I-95 northbound.
- Belvidere Street southbound between Broad and Grace Streets will be closed from 7am to 3pm. The recommended detour for southbound Belvidere Street will be onto I-95 southbound just north of Leigh Street.
- The Huguenot Bridge will be closed to northbound traffic from 8am to approximately 11am. Northbound traffic on Huguenot Road will be detoured north from Huguenot Road onto Chippenham Parkway to the Willey Bridge
- The southbound exit ramp from the Powhite Parkway to Forest Hill Avenue and the northbound entrance ramp from westbound Forest Hill Avenue onto the Powhite Parkway will be closed to traffic from 8am until approximately 11am.
- There will also be numerous and frequent lane closures along the Marathon, Half Marathon & 8k routes, including closures on: Broad Street, North Boulevard, Monument Avenue, Grove Avenue, Maple Avenue, Cary Street Road, River Road, Scottview Drive, Forest Hill Avenue, Semmes Avenue, the Lee Bridge, Belvidere Street, West Main Street, Hermitage Road, Fauqier Avenue, Brook Road.
Perhaps you’d like a handy-dandy printable version to keep on your person/in your glove box during the race? Here’s a PDF version.
*Please note: I have nothing against those who run marathons; I admire them, in fact. But I get around as nature intended: in a car
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Valerie Catrow
Valerie Catrow is editor of RVAFamily, mother to a mop-topped first grader, and always really excited to go to bed.
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So basically, I’m not going anywhere.
Someone should create a user map on Google Maps for these closures so people can get a real idea of what all is being closed.
And by “someone” I mean “not me.” I’m just an idea guy.
perhaps the richmond local govt should do something about traffic! I wonder how much of our tax dollars get wasted paying every cop on the payroll to sit at EVERY intersection to stop traffic for people who are running. LAME
Isn’t it a possibility that the cops working the race this morning were hired by Sports Backers? I’m not an expert on this kind of thing, so it’s just a thought. But either way, that’s a pretty bold statement, Sam.
yeah….each runner pays $50-$90 to run, so some of that goes to race volunteers and police. Money raised also goes directly back to Richmond, and it is a great source of income for hotels/restaurants, etc.nearby.