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Published on March 13, 2025
SYRACUSE, N.Y. —The City of Syracuse is urging drivers and public transportation users to plan ahead and leave extra time if they are traveling through the Downtown, Sedgwick, Eastwood and Franklin Square areas on Sunday, March 23 between the hours of 7 a.m. to approximately 12 p.m. The Syracuse Half Marathon kicks-off at 7:53 a.m. with multiple streets, including several main roads, closed to traffic for periods of time due to the race.
Race organizers have prepared a course map and closure timetable so drivers can plan an alternate route that gets around closed streets. The closing and reopening schedule is based on the expected time the more than 3,000 runners and walkers will pass each section of the 13.1-mile course. Organizers request that residents plan for extra time traveling during the race hours.
Syracuse Police Department officers will direct traffic, allowing vehicles to move forward in between runners as they clear the way. For questions, route detours and more information, please contact Rick Streeter at syracusehalf@gmail.com.
TRAFFIC IMPACT TIMETABLE(Times are approximate)
Street
From
To
Closure
Reopening
S. State St.
E. Adams St.
Erie Blvd.
2:00 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
State St.
James St.
7:50 a.m.
8:05 a.m.
James St. (EB Lanes Only)
N. State St.
Shotwell Park
7:55 a.m.
8:25 a.m.
Sunnycrest Rd.
8:00 a.m.
8:40 a.m.
Midler Ave.
8:45 a.m.
Edwards Ave.
Coughlin Ave.
9:05 a.m.
N Edwards Ave.
Fobes Ave.
8:10 a.m.
9:10 a.m.
Arnett St.
North Ave.
9:15 a.m.
Eastwood Rd.
Grant Blvd.
Grant Blvd. (WB Lanes)
Darlington Rd.
9:20 a.m.
Briggs St.
8:15 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
Wadsworth St.
9:40 a.m.
8:20 a.m.
9:45 a.m.
Grant Blvd. (WB Lanes Only)
Court St.
9:55 a.m.
Danforth St.
N Alvord St.
10:00 a.m.
10:05 a.m.
Court St. (SB Lanes Only)
N. Salina St.
Solar St.
10:10 a.m.
W. Kirkpatrick St.
Spencer St.
8:30 a.m.
10:20 a.m.
Maltbie St.
10:25 a.m.
Evans St.
10:30 a.m.
Plum St.
8:35 a.m.
N. Franklin St.
W Genesee St.
W. Genesee St.
N. Clinton St.
Clinton St.
Tallman St.
W. Taylor St.
Oneida St.
10:45 a.m.
S. Clinton St.
S. Salina St.
Raynor Ave.
11:00 a.m.
E. Water St.
8:50 a.m.
11:15 a.m.
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