Road Closures

We do our best to minimize inconvenience due to road closures for the 2023 Race Weekend events. We appreciate your patience and hope you will come out to cheer on the runners!

Information below is subject to change.

SATURDAY, MAY 27th 2023

  • Laurier Avenue between Metcalfe and Nicholas 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
  • Elgin Street between Catherine and QED 3:30 pm – 8:45 pm
  • Elgin Street southbound between Wellington and Laurier 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
  • Elgin Street northbound, between Laurier and Wellington 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
  • Elgin Street between Lisgar and Gladstone 2:45 pm – 3:30 pm
  • Elgin Street between Lisgar and Catherine 6:15 pm – 7:30 pm
  • Elgin Street between Catherine and QED 3:30 pm – 8:30 pm
  • Queen Street between Elgin and Metcalfe 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
  • Frank Street between Elgin and QED 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm
  • O’Connor between Laurier and Wellington 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
  • Wellington between Bank and MacKenzie/Colonel By Drive eastbound 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
  • Lakeside 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Bronson southbound between Lakeside and Col. By 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm (lane reductions)
  • Colonel By Drive between Daly and Hawthorne 2:30 pm – 8:00 pm
  • Colonel By Drive between Hawthorne and Bronson 3:00 pm – 8:30 pm
  • Hawthorne between Colonel By Drive and Main 3:00 pm – 8:30 pm
  • Pretoria Bridge 3:30 pm – 8:45 pm
  • Queen Elizabeth Drive between Somerset and Elgin 2:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Queen Elizabeth Drive between Elgin and Preston 3:00 pm – 8:30 pm

View Saturday’s detailed interactive map.

SUNDAY, MAY 28th 2023

  • Laurier Avenue between Elgin and Metcalfe 5:00 am – 10:00 am
  • Laurier Avenue between Nicholas and Elgin 5:00 am – 3:00 pm
  • Queen Elizabeth Drive between Preston and Elgin 6:00 am – 10:45 am
  • Queen Elizabeth Drive between Lawrence Frieman and Laurier 5:00 am – 6:00 pm
  • Queen Elizabeth Drive between Elgin and Somerset W. 6:00 am – 2:30 pm
  • Elgin n/b between Lisgar and Slater 5:00 am – 9:30 am
  • Elgin n/b between Slater and Wellington 6:45 am – 7:30 am and 8:45 am – 9:30 am
  • Wellington e/b between Elgin and Booth 8:45 am – 9:45 am
  • Wellington Street eastbound between Elgin and Col. By 6:30 am – 2:00 pm
  • Wellington Street westbound between Portage Bridge and Booth 6:30 am – 9:30 am
  • Portage Bridge 8:45 am – 9:30 am
  • Rideau westbound between Sussex and Mackenzie 7:30 am – 2:00 pm
  • Preston between Q.E. Driveway and Carling 6:30 am – 8:45 am (northbound lanes)
  • Carling westbound between Preston and Sherwood 6:45 am – 8:45 am
  • Carling eastbound at Preston 6:45 am – 9:00 am
  • Sherwood Drive between Carling and Fairmont 6:15 am – 9:15 am
  • Fairmont Avenue between Sherwood and Wellington 6:15 am – 9:30 am
  • Wellington St. between Fairmont and Bayswater/Bayview 6:15 am – 9:30 am
  • Somerset Between Bayswater and Preston 6:15 am – 9:30 am
  • Preston between Somerset and Albert 6:15 am – 9:30 am
  • Elm between Preston and Booth 6:15 am – 9:30 am
  • Booth between Somerset and Wellington (lane reductions) 6:15 am – 9:30 am
  • Sir John A Macdonald Parkway between Booth and Island Park 6:15 am – 11:15 am
  • Champlain Bridge n/b between Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway and Lucerne 6:30 am – 11:15 am
  • Lucerne e/b between Champlain bridge and Belleau 6:30 am – 11:30 am
  • Belleau between Lucerne and Lanaudiere  6:30 am – 11:30 am
  • UQO Parking Lots 6:30 am – 11:30 am
  • Alexandre-Taché between St. Joseph and Boucherville 6:30 am – 11:00 am
  • Scott between Alexandre-Taché and Graham 6:30 am – 11:00 am
  • Lac des Fées between Graham and Gamelin 6:30 am – 11:00 am
  • St Jean Bosco between Lac des Fées and Lois 6:30 am – 11:15 am
  • Lois between St. Jean Bosco and Montcalm 7:00 am – 11:30 am
  • Montcalm southbound lanes between St. Joseph and Papineau 7:00 am – 11:30 am
  • Montcalm between Papineau and Wellington 7:00 am – 11:30 am
  • Wellington between Montcalm and Eddy 7:00 am – 12:45 pm
  • Promenade du Portage between Eddy and Hôtel de Ville 7:00 am – 12:45 pm
  • Hôtel de Ville between Promenade du Portage and Laurier 7:00 am – 12:45 pm
  • Laurier between Hotel de Ville and des Allumettières 7:00 am- 1:15 pm
  • Alexandra Bridge 6:45 am – 1:30 pm
  • St Patrick between Parent and Sussex 6:00 am – 1:30 pm
  • Sussex Drive between Rideau and George Étienne Cartier Parkway 6:00 am – 1:45 pm
  • George Étienne Cartier Parkway between Princess and Aviation Parkway 6:45 am – 1:30 pm
  • Princess between Sussex Drive and Lisgar Road 6:45 am – 1:30 pm
  • Lisgar Road between Princess and George Etienne Cartier Parkway 6:45 am – 1:30 pm
  • Birch between Sandridge and Hemlock 6:45 am – 12:45 pm
  • Sandridge between Birch and St. Laurent Blvd. 6:45 am – 1:00 pm
  • St. Laurent southbound between Sandridge and Arundel 6:45 am – 1:00 pm
  • Arundel between St Laurent and Braemar 6:45 am – 1:00 pm
  • Braemar closed between Arundel and Eastbourne 6:45 am – 1:00 pm
  • Eastbourne closed between Braemar and Birch 6:45 am – 1:00 pm
  • Birch between Eastbourne and Hemlock 6:45 am – 1:00 pm
  • Hemlock westbound between St Laurent and Lansdowne 6:45 am – 1:00 pm
  • Beechwood westbound between Lansdowne and McKay 6:45 am – 1:15 pm
  • MacKay northbound between Beechwood and Sussex 6:45 am – 1:15 pm (one lane)
  • Colonel By Drive from Rideau to Pretoria Bridge 6:00 am – 2:00 pm
  • Pretoria Bridge 6:30 am – 2:00 pm

View Sunday’s detailed interactive map.

Exit strategies

  • The race route will be closing on Sunday morning (May 28h) between 6am and 7am.

  • Residents wishing to cross the route on race morning should consider approaching one of the intersections manned by police (marked by arrows on maps).  There may be some delays (once runners are on course) but police will try to get cars across as soon as possible.

  • With the heaviest runner traffic during the race, cars will not be able to get across the route. Emergency vehicles will still have access as required and will be coordinated through the race command post

  • If residents must drive during the heaviest runner traffic they might consider parking their car outside the route the night before and walking across the route in the morning.

  • The route will reopen after the last runners have cleared the section and water stations are cleaned up.

Locations

Fairmont/Sherwood

  • Times of heaviest runner traffic 7:30am-8:30am
  • Police at Gladstone/Fairmont

Wellington/Somerset – Preston/Elm Booth

  • Times of heaviest runner traffic 8:00am-9:00am
  • Police at Somerset/Bayswater, Preston/Somerset, Preston/Albert and Albert/Booth

New Edinburgh

  • Sussex and George Etienne Cartier Parkway closed so exit to Beechwood and use St Patrick to get downtown
  • Heaviest runner traffic 8:50am-11:00am
  • Crichton open to traffic, MacKay open southbound to Beechwood
  • Police at Mackay/Dufferin
  • Beechwood open in both directions with runners using coned off westbound curbside lane
  • Police at Mackay/Dufferin Beechwood/McKay, Springfield/Beechwood, Putman/Marier/Bechwood,  Acacia/Beechwood

Rockcliffe

  • Sussex and George Etienne Cartier Parkway closed so exit to Beechwood/Hemlock to get downtown
  • Heaviest runner traffic 8:50am-11:00am
  • Hemlock closed westbound only – downtown access going east on Hemlock to St Laurent and Montreal road
  • Police at Beechwood/Acacia, Hemlock/Lansdowne, Hemlock/Whitemarl,Police at Sandridge/Birch
  • Birch closed for runners
  • Heaviest runner traffic 8:50am-11:00am
  • Police at Sandridge/Birch

Zibi, Ontario side

  • Booth northbound will be closed at 6:45
  • 6:45 – 8:45 East turning on Wellington will be available and city core access will be available.
  • After 8:45 Wellington eastbound closes but northbound lane of Booth will be split into two directional traffic, exit will be available southbound on Booth.
  • After the last marathoner is through the normal southbound lane of Booth will reopen.
  • Heavy runner traffic from 0905-0940 or so and then normal Booth and Wellington eastbound will reopen.