Your safety is important to us.
We take your safety seriously and we respect the neighbourhoods through which the BMO Marathon and Half-Marathon will run. Adhering to strict bylaws, we will keep you abreast of road closures as information becomes available. Thank you for helping us provide a quality route to showcase our impressive Vancouver communities to an international crowd.
Road Closures
The Vancouver Marathon would like to advise residents and business owners of temporary road closures and traffic control measures to accommodate the event on Sunday May 5, 2013. Expected hours of peak traffic impact are as follows:
Traffic control personnel will also be stationed at major intersections and access points along the race route to safely manage and redirect traffic. Motorists are asked to avoid travel during the impacted hours and consider alternative times for local trips. Motorist that need to travel during these times are advised to plan ahead for potential delays and stoppages on the affected route.
Downtown / West End
| May 4th 4pm to 6pm May 5th |
FINISH AREA – Thurlow St. from W. Pender St. to W. Cordova St. – CLOSED |
| May 4th4pm to 6pm May 5th |
FINISH AREA – W. Hastings St. from Bute St. to Burrard St. – CLOSED |
| May 4th4pm to 6pm May 5th |
FINISH AREA – W. Pender St. from Georgia St. to Burrard St. – CLOSED |
| 6:45am-2:15pm |
Denman St. from Georgia St. to Seawall – CLOSED / LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY – Bayshore Dr. at Cardero St. |
| 6:45am-8:45am |
Dunsmuir Viaduct – CLOSED |
| 7:15am-9:45am |
Beach Ave. from Stanley Park to Denman St. – CLOSED |
| 7:00am-12:45pm |
Beach Ave. from Denman St. to Jervis St. – ONE E/BOUND LANE CLOSED, W/BOUND LANES OPEN |
| 9:15am-12:45pm |
Pacific St. from Burrard St. to Jervis St. – ONE E/BOUND LANE CLOSED, W/BOUND LANES OPEN |
| 7:00am-9:15:am |
Beach Ave. from Jervis St. to Granville St. – E/BOUND LANES CLOSED, LOCAL TRAFFIC USE ONLY BEACH AT HOWE ST. |
| 7:00am-9:15am |
Granville St. from Beach Ave. to Pacific Blvd.– CLOSEDLOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY USE BEACH AT HOWE ST. |
| 7:00am-9:15am |
Pacific St. from Richards St. to Seymour St. -E/BOUND LANES CLOSED |
| 7:00am-9:15am |
Pacific Blvd. from Seymour St. to Cambie St. -W/BOUND LANES CLOSED – E/BOUND LANES OPEN |
| 7:00am-9:00am |
Homer St. from Pender St. to Robson St. – CLOSED |
| 7:00am-9:15am |
Robson St. from Homer St. to Hamilton St. – CLOSED |
| 7:00am-9:15am |
Hamilton St. from Robson St. to Smithe St. – CLOSED |
| 7:00am-9:15am |
Hamilton St. from Helmcken St. to Smithe St. – CLOSED |
| 7:00am-9:15am |
Helmcken St. from Mainland St. to Homer St. – CLOSED |
| 7:00am-9:15am |
Mainland St. from Smithe St. to Davie St. – CLOSED |
| 9:00am-12:45pm |
Burrard St. Bridge – Cornwall St. to Pacific St. -ONE S/BOUND LANE OPEN – TWO N/BOUND LANES OPEN |
| 7:45am-9:15am |
Cambie St. Bridge (N/BOUND) – from W. 2nd Ave. to Pacific Blvd. – CLOSED |
| 7:00am-8:30am |
Pacific Blvd. from Nelson St. to Quebec St. – CLOSED |
South Cambie / Oakridge / Fairview
| 6:45am-8:15am |
Cambie St. from W. 29thAve. to Pacific Blvd. -N/BOUND LANES CLOSED |
| 7:45am-9:00am |
Cambie St. from W. King Edward Ave. to W 49thAve. -S/BOUND LANES CLOSED |
| 6:45am-9:00am |
Cambie St. from W. 41st Ave. to W 49th Ave.N/BOUND LANES CLOSED |
| 7:30am-9:00amLOCAL ACCESS |
Granville St. from W. 41st Ave. to W. 70thAve. -LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY |
| 7:30am-9:00amLOCAL ACCESS |
Oak St. from W 41st Ave.to W 70th Ave. -LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY |
Yaletown / Chinatown
| LOCAL ACCESS |
Abbot St. at W. Pender St. – LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY |
| 7:00am-8:45am |
Quebec St. / Columbia St. from 1st Ave. to E. Pender St. – ALL S/BOUND LANES – CLOSED, ONE N/BOUND LANE – OPEN – LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY |
| 7:00am-8:45am |
E. Pender St. from Columbia St. to Homer St. -E/BOUND LANES – CLOSED, W/BOUND LANES – OPEN |
| 6:45am-8:45am |
Union St. from Main St. to Expo Blvd. – CLOSED |
Stanley Park
| 6:00am-10:30am |
All roads in Stanley Park – CLOSED (causeway open) |
| 9:00am-12:00pm |
Stanley Park Seawall, Second Beach to Children’s Waterpark – FULL CLOSURE |
Rilley Park / Queen Elizabeth Park / Hillcrest
| May 4th 10:00pm to 10:00am May 5th |
START AREAMidlothian Ave. from 29th Ave. to Ontario St. – CLOSED |
| Midnight to NoonLOCAL ACCESS |
33rdAve. at Main St. – CLOSEDLOCAL ACCESS to Hillcrest Community Centre / Residents Main at 30th Ave. |
| 6:45am-9:00am |
W 29th Ave. from Cambie St. to Midlothian Ave. – CLOSED |
| 5:00am-9:00amPARK ACCESS |
Queen Elizabeth Park – Main St. at 37th Ave.. |
| 5:00am-9:00am LOCAL ACCESS |
Cambie St. to Main St., from King Edward Ave. to 41st – LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY |
UBC / Endowment Lands/Pacific Spirit Park/Dunbar/Southlands/Kerrisdale
| 7:45am-9:30am |
W. 49thAve. from SW Marine Dr. to Cambie St. –W/BOUND LANES CLOSED |
| 8:00am-9:45am |
SW. Marine Dr. from Camosun St. to 49thAve. –W/BOUND LANES CLOSED |
| 8:00am-9:45am |
W. 41st Ave. from Crown St. to Camosun St. / SW. Marine Dr. – CLOSED |
| 8:00am-10:00am |
Camosun St. from 29th Ave. to SW Marine Dr. – CLOSED |
| 8:00am-10:15am |
W 29th Ave. from Imperial Dr. to Camosun St. – CLOSED |
| 8:15am-10:15am |
Imperial Dr. from W 16th Ave. to W 29th Ave, – CLOSED |
| 8:15am-10:15am |
W. 16thAve. from Imperial Dr. to Westbrook Mall -E/BOUND TRAFFIC CLOSED |
| 8:15am-10:15am |
SW. Marine Dr. to Westbrook Mall-W/BOUND TRAFFIC CLOSED |
| 8:30am-10:30am |
Blanca St. from 16th Ave. to 10th Ave. – CLOSED |
| 8:30am-11:00am |
NW./SW. Marine Dr. from Chancellor Blvd. to W. 16th Ave. – N/BOUND LANES CLOSED |
| LOCAL ACCESS |
41st Ave. & Dunbar St. – LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY |
Point Grey/Kitsilano
| 8:30am-11:45am |
NW. Marine Dr. from Chancellor Blvd. to 4th Ave. -CLOSED |
| 8:30am-12:00pm |
Belmont Ave. from NW Marine Dr. to Discovery St. – CLOSED |
| 8:45am-11:30amPARK ACCESS |
Belmont Ave. & Marine Dr. – LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY |
| 8:30am-12:00pm |
Discovery St. from NW Marine Dr. to Jericho – CLOSED |
| 8:45am-12:00pm |
W. 4thAve. from NW Marine Dr. to Highbury St. -ONE W/BOUND LANE CLOSED, E/BOUND LANES OPEN |
| 8:45am-12:00pmLOCAL ACCESS |
W. 4th Ave. at Trimble St. – LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY |
| 9:00am-12:00pm |
Highbury St. from Point Grey Rd. to W. 4th Ave. – CLOSED |
| 9:45am-11:45pmLOCAL ACCESS |
W. 2nd Ave. at Highbury St. – LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY |
| 9:00am-12:15pm |
Point Grey Rd. from Highbury St. to Trafalgar St.–E/BOUND LANES CLOSED |
| 9:00am-12:30pm |
Cornwall St. from Chestnut St. to Cypress St. –ONE W/BOUND LANE CLOSED, E/BOUND LANES OPEN |
| 9:00am-12:30pm |
Cornwall Ave. from Trafalgar St. to Arbutus St. -W/BOUND LANES CLOSED, E/BOUND LANES OPEN |
| 9:00am-12:30pm |
Arbutus St. from Cornwall St., to Ogden via McNicol to Maple, Ogden, Ogden from Maple to Chestnut – CLOSED |
| 9:00am-12:30pmMARINA ACCESS |
Whyte Ave. & Chestnut St. – Marina Access only via Cypress St. |
The Vancouver marathon organizers and participants thank you for your patience and cooperation and remind you to drive safely.
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