Campus-area road closures for Sunday's half-marathon

by Courtesy Run for the Dream | May 19, 2011

The inaugural Run for the Dream 8K and Half Marathon are scheduled for Saturday, May 21, and Sunday, May 22. Both races begin at Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall, 601 Jamestown Road, and end at The College of William & Mary’s Zable Stadium on Richmond Road. To ensure runner and pedestrian safety, motorists should expect traffic delays in the areas and times noted below and are encouraged to use clearly marked detours. Affected streets will be marked with temporary “Official Course Route” signage. The City of Williamsburg Police Department will manage changes in traffic patterns.

Roads within The College of William & Mary will be closed both days from approximately 7a.m. to 1 p.m. The Colonial Parkway will be closed on Sunday, May 22, from the Visitor Center to Historic Jamestown for a four-hour period beginning at 7:45 a.m.

The table below indicates the detours or traffic delays that will impact vehicles on Sunday, May 22 for the Run for the Dream Half Marathon. For the Fit to Run, Fit to Dream 8K on Saturday, May 21, there will not be any detours other than that of Ukrop Way to Richmond Road for the start of the race. After the runners have cleared Jamestown Road, traffic may be permitted to proceed along the course route as permitted by police officers.

List of road closings/times for Sunday:

6-6:15 a.m. Jamestown Road, Ukrop Way to Griffin Ave.
7:15-7:55    Jamestown Road, Ukrop Way to Boundary St.
7:15-11:15 Jamestown Road, Griffin Ave. to Boundary St.
7:30-8:00    N. Henry St. at Duke of Gloucester St.
7:30-8:00    Nassau St. at Duke of Gloucester St.
7:30-8:10    Waller St., Francis St. to Lafayette St.
7:30-8:55    Francis/York Sts., Waller St. to Page St.
7:30-8:55    N. England St., Scotland St. to Lafayette St.
7:30-8:55    Lafayette (Eastbound), Henry St. to Page St.
7:30-8:55    York St. (Westbound), City Line to Page St.
8:15-11:05 Newport Ave., Col. Parkway to S. Boundary St.
8:15-11:05 S. Boundary St., Newport Ave. to Francis St.