MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – As runners set off to complete the Madison Marathon this weekend, city officials are reminding drivers of road closures in place for the race.
All races begin at 7 a.m. Sunday, and runners will start the course on Capitol Square. Those running the full marathon will travel through the UW Arboretum, Vilas Park, around Lake Monona, and then back to Capitol Square.
There will also be a 10k and half marathon ongoing.
Streets will reopen after the last runner passes each street closure location. City of Madison officials estimate the last runner will finish by 1:30 p.m.
Police officers will be stationed throughout the course to help with traffic flow, and drivers are encouraged to find alternate routes or plan for extra time. Officers will only let traffic through when there are large enough gaps between runners.
City of Madison officials listed the following road closures, while also noting various neighborhood streets will also be impacted by the marathon that are not named:
Capitol Square closures
- All roads closed on the Capitol Square will reopen Sunday evening.
Roads closed beginning 8 a.m. Saturday
- Wisconsin Ave. between Mifflin St. and Dayton St.
- 100 and 200 Block of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Road closures following the Farmers’ Market
- Pinckney St. (between King St. and E. Mifflin)
- Main St. (between Carroll and Pinckney St.)
- Mifflin St. (between Pinkney and State St.)
- Carroll St (between State St. and Main St.)
- 100 Block of East Washington Ave
Roads with a full or partial lane closure DURING the Madison Marathon
- North Shore Drive/Proudfit Street
- Lane closures on Monona Bay side of street
- W. Washington Avenue
- Runners in coned lane until 8 a.m.
- Park Street
- Runners in coned lane between W. Washington and Drake St. runners crossing at Cedar St. between 7:15 a.m. and 8 a.m.
- Monona Drive, between Winnequah Road and Margaret Street
- Fish Hatchery Road
- Runners crossing at W. Wingra Drive between 7:15 a.m. and 8:10 a.m.
- Williamson/Winnebago
- Runners crossing at Thornton Avenue
- Monroe Street, between Commonwealth Avenue and Woodrow Street
- E. Mifflin Street
- E. Dayton Street
Downtown roads NOT impacted by the Madison Marathon
- Inbound John Nolen Drive
- E. Washington Avenue
- Campus Drive
- Johnson Street
- Gorham Street
- Langdon Street
- John Nolen Drive
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