Marathon to force many street closings in city
Each year about this time, Baltimore traffic grinds to a halt as the city turns over many of its streets to people in running shoes for the Baltimore Marathon.
It is, on one hand, a great event that draws thousands to Baltimore. But for motorists and bus riders in the city, it can be a day of headaches. This week, the event falls on Saturday, when dozens of parking restrictions and road closings will be in effect along the 26.2-mile course.
The event is expected to draw about 20,000 people to a course stretching from downtown to Lake Montebello and back.
To see the list of street closings announced by the city Department of Transportation, please click below:
The following parking restrictions will be implemented on Saturday, October 15, 2011:
∙ Linwood Avenue from Eastern Avenue to Fayette Street 12:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
∙ Eastern Avenue (north side) from Linwood to Patterson Park Avenues 12:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
∙ Boston Street (north side) from Aliceanna Street to Lakewood Avenue 2:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
∙ Lancaster Street from President Street to Central Avenue 4:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
∙ 33rd Street from Hillen Road to Guilford Avenue 4:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
∙ Eutaw Street (west side) from Madison to Monument Streets 4:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
∙ Howard Street (west side) from 23rd to 28th Streets 4:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
∙ Wyman Park Drive from Remington Avenue to Art Museum Drive 5:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
∙ Camden Street from Russell to Howard Streets 6:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
∙ Eutaw Street from Madison to Monument Streets 6:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
∙ St. Paul Street (upper level) from Franklin to Saratoga Streets 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
The following streets will be closed to through traffic on Saturday, October 15, 2011:
∙ Russell Street from Hamburg to Pratt Street 5:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
∙ Eutaw Street from Madison to Monument Streets 6:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
∙ Eutaw Street from Pratt to Camden Streets 7:00 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.
∙ Camden Street from Russell to Howard Streets 7:00 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.
∙ Light Street from Lombard Street to Key Highway 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
∙ Key Highway from Cross to Light Streets 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
∙ Central Avenue from Gough to Bank Streets 11:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
∙ Pratt Street from Calvert to Exeter Streets 12:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
∙ Exeter Street from Pratt to Bank Streets 12:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
∙ Bank Street from Exeter Street to Central Avenue 12:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
∙ Paca Street from Pratt to Lombard Streets 5:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
The following streets will be impacted by the marathon on Saturday, October 15, 2011:
∙ Paca Street from Lombard to McCulloh Streets 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
∙ McCulloh Street from Paca Street to Greenspring Avenue 8:10 a.m. – 8:50 a.m.
∙ Greenspring Avenue from Beechwood Drive to Wyman Park Drive (in Druid Hill Park) 8:15 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.
∙ Wyman Park Drive from Remington Avenue to W. 28th Street 8:25 a.m. – 9:35 a.m.
∙ W. 28th Street from Howard to St. Paul Streets 8:30 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
∙ St. Paul Street from 28th to Light Streets 8:35 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.
∙ Light Street from Warren Avenue to Battery Avenue to Key Highway 8:45 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
∙ Key Highway from Battery Avenue to Key Highway Extension to Tide Point 8:55 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
∙ Tide Point to Key Highway Extension to Key Highway to Light Street 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
∙ Light Street to Pratt Street to President Street to Lancaster Street 9:05 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
∙ Aliceanna Street from President to Boston Streets 9:10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
∙ Boston Street to Lakewood Avenue to O’Donnell St. to Linwood Avenue 9:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
∙ Linwood Avenue from O’Donnell Street to Madison Street 9:20 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
∙ Madison Street from Linwood Avenue to Washington Street to St. Lo Drive 9:25 a.m. to 12:50 p.m.
∙ Harford Road from St. Lo Drive to Hillen Road 9:30 a.m. to 1:05 p.m.
∙ Hillen Road from Harford Road to 33rd Street 9:40 a.m. to 1:35 p.m.
∙ Lake Montebello to 33rd Street to Guilford Avenue 9:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
∙ Guilford Avenue from 28th to Howard Streets 9:55 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
∙ Howard Street from 28th Street to Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
∙ Eutaw St. to finish at M&T Bank Stadium 10:10 a.m. to 3:20 p.m.
Please note that traffic along Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. will remain open in both directions during the marathon. During the event, temporary traffic stops may be implemented for the safety of participants. Motorists may encounter delays and are encouraged to exercise patience while driving.
Comments
Doesn't always fall on a Saturday?
Pretty dumb.
Posted by: Dan Harrison | October 10, 2011 4:39 PM
There goes Dresser cutting and pasting press releases to make a blog post again. What a journalist! This is the kind of "news" that people are supposed to pay for???
Posted by: John | October 11, 2011 7:37 AM
Its amazing to me that an article with so many spelling errors can make it to print. Traffic and City in the first line should only have one "i", and i nthe second paragraph last sentence, closings is spelled incorrectly and will should only have only has two "ll's". I guess Baltimore is the city that reads, not spells.
COMMENT: The article did not make it into print. It made it onto this blog, which does not receive the amount of editing the print edition does. My apologies to readers for my inadequate typing and eyesight, which at times undermins my spelling. I'm sure the reader understands and does not think "nthe" is a word.--MTD
Posted by: Chad | October 12, 2011 7:41 AM
So you are saying that because something is published online it doesn't need to be edited? I'm just curious about the Baltimore Sun's policy on this since typos and spelling errors are quite common in this "publication."
COMMENTS: We try to avoid errors, but it is a fact that most blog postings are not seen by as many eyes as articles in the print edition. That lets us pass on news faster, though perhaps with a few more typos slipping through. Unlike print, online publication makes it possible to correct errors once they are pointed out by readers. We are happy to do so. --MTD
Posted by: Carrie | October 13, 2011 10:17 AM
Editing aside, how about getting the facts straight…before cutting and pasting the road closures, did Dresser even bother looking at the course map? If so, he may have noticed that the course is actually longer than 26.2 miles as there are different routes for the marathon and half-marathon. Keep up the good work!
Posted by: Drew | October 13, 2011 4:21 PM
what a lot of snippy comments! I wonder why you all bother to read a column you appear to despise.
For me this was useful info that will help me plot my Saturday route; and in general I appreciate Dresser's critical reporting on the inadequacies of the MTA.. He clearly does much more than "cut and paste"
Posted by: Nick | October 13, 2011 11:56 PM
People need to understand the difference between a blog "posting" and an actual article. Thanks MTD for posting this.
Posted by: Remy | October 14, 2011 11:51 AM