Good luck to all those running the L.A. Marathon on Sunday. Also, good luck to anyone thinking about driving anywhere near the L.A. Marathon route on Sunday.
It’s your friendly annual reminder that thousands of runners will descend on 26.2 miles of L.A.’s streets this weekend, and an even greater mileage of rolling road closures will shut down traffic near Dodger Stadium, around Downtown, toward Hollywood and in Beverly Hills. (Of course, you’re always welcome to use the Metro to avoid some of these closures and cheer on the runners.)
When the L.A. Marathon kicks off on Sunday, March 17, you’re going to want to avoid driving near some of the city’s busiest areas starting at 4 or 5am and until later in the morning or afternoon: Steer clear of Downtown until a little after 10am, avoid Hollywood (specifically near Hollywood Boulevard) until around noon and Beverly Hills until 1pm.
West of there, things get a little more complicated. This year’s marathon once again drops the stadium-to-the-sea route for a “Stadium to Stars” one that makes a U-turn around Brentwood and then wraps up in Century City. So Santa Monica won’t be affected by street closures, but Brentwood, Westwood and Century City will be doubly impacted: All of Santa Monica Boulevard from Wilshire Boulevard to Sepulveda Boulevard will stay closed until 6pm, while San Vicente Boulevard in Brentwood will be closed until 5pm. And consider Century City, where you’ll find the finish line and festival, mostly shut down to cars from Saturday morning until 8pm on Sunday night.
The marathon route itself accounts for some of the most major closures, but expect to see many side streets shut down, too. (Freeways will remain open, but some off-ramps will be closed for periods throughout the day.) With all that in mind, we’ve included a map of the major street closures below, as well as an exhaustive list of all of the side street and freeway ramp impacts.
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Street closures on the L.A. Marathon course
Elysian Park Ave: Between Dodger Stadium and Sunset Blvd from 4am–9am
Sunset Blvd: Between Park Ave and Figueroa St from 4am–9:20am
Cesar Chavez Ave: Between Bunker Hill and Alameda St from 4am–9:32am
Broadway: Between Cesar Chavez Ave and Alpine St from 4am–9:35am
Alpine St: Between Hill St and Alameda St from 4am–9:35am
Spring St: Between College St and 1st St from 4am–9:35am
1st St: Between Hope St and San Pedro St from 4am–9:50am
Los Angeles St: Between Temple St and 5th St from 4am–9:50am
4th St: Between Los Angeles St and Main St from 4am–9:50am
Main St: Between 5th St and Temple St from 4am–9:50am
3rd St: Between San Pedro St and Hill St from 4am–9:50am
Hill St: Between 4th St and Temple St from 4am–9:50am
1st St: Between San Pedro St and Hope St from 4am–10:05am
Grand Ave: Between Cesar Chavez Ave and 2nd St from 4am–10:05am
Temple St: Between Alameda St and Glendale Blvd from 4am–10:20am
Edgeware Rd: Between Temple St and Boston St from 4am–10:20am
Bellevue Ave: Between Sunset Blvd and Glendale Blvd from 4am–10:20am
Glendale Blvd: Between Temple St and Sunset Blvd from 4am–10:40am
Sunset Blvd: Between Echo Park Ave and Virgil Ave from 4am–11:10am
Hollywood Blvd: Between Hillhurst Ave and La Brea Ave from 4am–noon
Orange Ave: Between Hollywood Blvd and Sunset Blvd from 4am–noon
Sunset Blvd: Between Highland Ave and Doheny Dr from 5am–12:45pm
San Vicente Blvd: Between Sunset Blvd and Melrose Ave from 5am–1pm
Santa Monica Blvd: Between La Cienega Blvd and Sierra Dr from 5am–1pm
Doheny Dr: Between Nemo St and Wilshire Blvd from 5am–1pm
Burton Way: Between Robertson Blvd and Rexford Dr from 5am–1pm
S Santa Monica Blvd: Between Rexford Dr and Moreno Blvd from 5am–1pm
Rodeo Dr: Between Santa Monica Blvd and Wilshire Blvd from 5am–1pm
Wilshire Blvd: Between Beverly Dr and Santa Monica Blvd from 5am–1pm
Santa Monica Blvd: Between Wilshire Blvd and Sepulveda Blvd from 5am–6:00pm
Sepulveda Blvd: Between Santa Monica Blvd and Wilshire Blvd from 5am–2:45pm
Wilshire Blvd: Between Sepulveda Blvd and Barrington Ave from 5am–2:20pm
San Vicente Blvd: Between Wilshire Blvd and Saltair Ave from 5am–5pm
Ave of the Stars: Between Santa Monica Blvd and Constellation from 8am (Sat)–8pm (Sun)
Santa Monica Blvd (EB lanes): Between Ave of the Stars and Century Park East from 9am (Sat)–6pm (Sun)
Century Park East: Between Santa Monica Blvd and Constellation from 8am (Sat)–8pm (Sun)
Century Park East: Between Constellation and Olympic from 3am–8pm
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Elysian Park, Downtown, Echo Park, Silver Lake
Stadium Way: Between Scott Ave and Chavez Ravine Pl from 4am–9am
Douglas St: Between Sunset Blvd and Elysian Park Dr from 4am–9am
Sutherland/Quintero: Between Sunset Blvd and Macbeth St from 4am–9am
Figueroa St: Between Alpine St and 2nd St from 4am–10:05am
Hill St: Between Ord St and Cesar Chavez Ave from 4am–10:05am
Ord St: Between Hill St and Alameda St from 4am–9:35am
Temple St: Between Los Angeles St and Spring St from 4am–9:50am
3rd St: Between San Pedro St and Los Angeles St from 4am–9:50am
Broadway: Between Temple St and 2nd St from 4am–10:05am
Hope St: Between Temple St and 1st St from 4am–10:05am
Dewap Rd: Between Temple St and 1st St from 4am–10:05am
Beaudry Ave: Between Sunset Blvd and 1st St from 4am–10:05am
Alvarado St: Between Glendale Blvd and Temple St from 4am–10:40am
Griffith Park Blvd: Between Effie St and Sunset Blvd from 4am–10:55am
Santa Monica Blvd: Between Sunset Blvd and Hoover St/Myra Ave from 4am–10:55am
Fountain Ave: Between Myra Ave and Virgil Ave from 4am–10:55am
Hollywood
Hillhurst Ave: Between Franklin Ave and Hollywood Blvd from 4am–11:10am
Vermont Ave: Between Franklin Ave and Sunset Blvd from 4am–11:10am
Normandie Ave: Between Franklin Ave and Sunset Blvd from 4am–11:25am
Western Ave: Between Franklin Ave and Sunset Blvd from 4am–11:25am
Wilton Pl: Between Franklin Ave and Sunset Blvd from 4am–11:25am
Gower St: Between Franklin Ave and Sunset Blvd from 4am–11:40am
Vine St: Between Franklin Ave and Sunset Blvd from 4am–11:40am
Cahuenga Blvd: Between Franklin Ave and Sunset Blvd from 4am–11:40am
Highland Ave: Between Franklin Ave and Sunset Blvd from 4am–noon
La Brea Ave: Between Hollywood Blvd and De Longpre Ave from 4am–noon
West Hollywood
Fairfax Ave: Between Hollywood Blvd and Santa Monica Blvd from 4am–12:15pm
Laurel Canyon Blvd: Between Hollywood Blvd and Santa Monica Blvd from 5am–12:30pm
La Cienega Blvd: Between Sunset Blvd and Santa Monica Blvd from 5am–12:45pm
Beverly Hills
Alden Dr: Between Oakhurst Dr and Doheny Dr from 5am–1pm
3rd St: Between Oakhurst Dr and Robertson Blvd from 5am–1pm
West L.A.
Barrington Ave: Between Montana Ave and Dorothy St from 5am–2:40pm
Montana Ave: Between Bringham Ave and Bundry Dr from 5am–2:55pm
Bundy Dr: Between Dunoon Ln and Montana Ave from 5am–2:55pm
Beverly Glen Blvd: Between Wilshire Blvd and Santa Monica Blvd from 5am–1:50pm
Westwood Blvd: Between Wilshire Blvd and Santa Monica Blvd from 5am–2:05pm
Massachusetts Ave: Between Sepulveda Blvd and Cotner Ave from 5am–2:20pm
Ohio Ave: Between Sepulveda Blvd and Cotner Ave from 5am–2:20pm
Freeway ramp closures
Northbound 110: Hill St/Stadium Way ramp from 3am–9:35am
Northbound 110: 110 NB to 101 SB/Temple St ramp from 3:10am–9:42am
Southbound 110: Hill St ramp from 3am–9:35am
Southbound 110: Stadium Way ramp from 3am–9:35am
Southbound 110: Sunset Blvd ramp from 3am–9:20am
Southbound 101: Temple St ramp from 3am–10:05am
Southbound 101: Broadway ramp from 3am–10:05am
Northbound 101: Spring St ramp from 3am–9:50am
Northbound 101: Grand Ave ramp from 3am–10:05am
Northbound 101: Echo Park Ave/Glendale Blvd ramp from 4am–10:20am
Northbound 101: Hollywood Blvd ramp from 3:55am–11:40am
Northbound 101: Gower St (left turn lane) ramp from 3:55am–11:18am
Northbound 101: Highland Blvd ramp from 4am–noon
Southbound 101: Highland Blvd ramp from 4:05am–11:44am
Southbound 101: Vine St (right turn lane) ramp from 3:55am–11:18am
Southbound 101: Gower St (right turn lane) ramp from 3:55am–11:18am
Southbound 101: Hollywood Blvd ramp from 3:55am–11:18am
Southbound 405: Santa Monica Blvd (left lane) ramp from 4:45am–2:50pm
Southbound 405: Wilshire Blvd EB ramp from 4:45am–3pm
Southbound 405: Wilshire Blvd WB ramp from 4:45am–3pm