HARTFORD, Conn. — Ahead of the Eversource Hartford Marathon and Half Marathon on Saturday, the Hartford Marathon Foundation, or HMF, shared a planned list of road closures, along with activities happening throughout the week.
An event spokesperson said the event is ready to host more than 9,300 runners and walkers, with tens of thousands of spectators expected.
Registration for the 26.2-mile distance and team relay closed last week at full capacity, the spokesperson said. Capacity updates for the half marathon and 5K can be found on the Hartford Marathon website here.
The marathon, half marathon, and relay will start in front of the Capitol at 8 a.m. with wheelchair racers starting at 7:55 a.m. The 5K race will start on Capitol Avenue between Clinton and West Streets at 8:01 a.m., and the HMF FitKids races will start on the east side of Bushnell Park at 9:30 a.m.
Below is a list of road closures and activities ahead of, and on, Saturday's event. All travel information including detailed maps can be found on the Hartford Marathon website here.
Road closures in Hartford ahead of Saturday:
- Trinity Street between Ford Street and Elm Street: close 8 a.m. Oct. 14
- Elm Street between Trinity Street and Clinton Street: close 9 a.m. Oct. 18
- Trinity Street between Elm Street and Capitol Avenue: close 9 a.m. Oct. 18
- Elm Street between Clinton Street and Pulaski Circle: close 5:30 p.m. Oct. 18
- Clinton Street: close 5:30 p.m. Oct. 18
- West Street: close 5:30 p.m. Oct. 18
- Capitol Avenue between Oak Street and Hudson Street: close 4 a.m. Oct. 19
- Lafayette Street between Capitol and Russ Street: close 4 a.m. Oct. 19
- Washington Street between Buckingham and Capitol Avenue: close 4 a.m. Oct. 19
Race week activities:
- Oct. 17, 4-7 p.m.: Eversource Hartford Marathon Packet Pickup & Expo, XL Center in Hartford
- Oct. 17, 5-8 p.m.: Party on Pratt, pre-race activities with live music, games, and restaurant specials, Pratt Street in Hartford
- Oct. 18, noon-7 p.m.: Eversource Hartford Marathon Packet Pickup & Expo, XL Center in Hartford (bib pickup extended until 9:00 PM) (last opportunity to register for open races)
- Oct. 18, 5-6 p.m.: Q&A with American marathon record holder Emily Sisson, Eversource Hartford Marathon Packet Pickup & Expo, XL Center in Hartford
- Oct. 19: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eversource Hartford Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K, Team 26.2 Relay post-race party, Bushnell Park, Hartford
Race day closures on Saturday:
- Highway exit closures (all exit ramps will close at 7:30 a.m. until time specified)
- I-84 eastbound:
- Exit 48B: Capitol Avenue closed until 10 a.m.
- Exit 48A: Asylum Street closed until 11 a.m.
- I-84 westbound:
- Exit 54: Founders Bridge closed until 2 p.m.
- Exit 50: Main Street closed until 11 a.m.
- I-91 southbound:
- Exit 32B: Trumbull Street closed until 11 a.m.
- Exit 31: State Street closed until 11 a.m.
- I-91 northbound:
- Exit 32B: Trumbull Street closed until 11 a.m.
- Route 2 westbound:
- Exit 2W: Downtown Hartford closed until 2 p.m.
- Exit 3: Pitkin Street closed until 2 p.m.
- Colin Whitehead Highway inbound will be closed at Columbus Boulevard until 2 p.m.
- Route 2 westbound, exit 4 and Route 15 southbound, exit 90 will be RIGHT TURN ONLY
- East River Drive will be coned by East Hartford PD to allow right turns only
- I-84 eastbound:
- All town road closures and travel delays (will begin at 7:30 a.m. and remain until 2 p.m.):
- Hartford traffic closures
- 4-10 a.m.
- Capitol Avenue (Oak Street - Hudson Street)
- Lafayette Street (Capitol Avenue - Russ Street)
- Washington Street (Capitol Avenue - Buckingham Street)
- 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Pearl Street
- Ford Street
- State Street
- Founders Bridge
- Jewell Street
- Wells Street
- Main Street (Sheldon Street - Church Street)
- 7:30-11 a.m.
- Market Street
- Weston Street
- Reverend Moody Overpass
- Van Dyke Avenue (Sequassen Street - Charter Oak Avenue)
- Sheldon Street
- Prospect Street
- S. Prospect Street
- Atheneum Square
- Gold Street
- Asylum Avenue (Broad Street - Trumbull Street)
- 7:30-10 a.m.
- Capitol Avenue (Hudson Street - Main Street)
- Capitol Avenue (Broad Street - Oak Street)
- Main Street (Buckingham Street - Sheldon Street)
- Charter Oak Avenue
- Buckingham Street
- Broad Street (Capitol Avenue - Farmington Avenue)
- Farmington Avenue
- Oxford Street (Farmington Avenue - Fern Street)
- Fern Street (Whitney Street - Prospect Avenue)
- Whitney Street (Asylum Avenue - Farmington Avenue)
- Asylum Avenue (Prospect Avenue - Whitney Street)
- Prospect Avenue (Fern Street - Asylum Avenue)
- 4-10 a.m.
- West Hartford traffic closures
- 8-9:30 a.m.
- Fern Street (Prospect Avenue - Penn Drive)
- Penn Drive
- Asylum Avenue (Penn Drive - Prospect Avenue)
- Elizabeth Park Road
- Prospect Avenue (Fern Street - Asylum Avenue)
- 8-9:30 a.m.
- East Hartford
- 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Founders Bridge
- 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Founders Plaza area, including:
- East River Drive exit
- East River Drive
- Pitkin Street
- Founders Plaza area, including:
- 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- Prospect Street area, including:
- S. Prospect Street
- Main Street (north of Prospect)
- Carroll Road
- Prospect Street area, including:
- 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- King Street area, including:
- King Street
- Brook Street
- Main Street
- King Street area, including:
- 7:30-10 a.m.
- Silver Lane Extension
- Access to Route 2 and Route 15
- Silver Lane Extension
- 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- South Windsor
- 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- King Street, Old Main Street
- 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Hartford traffic closures
No parking locations on Saturday:
- Atheneum Square: Both sides entire length
- Asylum Avenue: From Asylum Place to Ford Street
- Asylum Place: Both sides entire length
- Asylum Avenue: From Prospect Avenue to Whitney Street
- Broad Street: Between Asylum Avenue and Capitol Avenue
- Buckingham Street: Both sides entire length
- Capitol Avenue: Both sides between Broad Street and Main Street
- Central Row: Both sides entire length
- Charter Oak Avenue: Both sides between Main Street and Van Dyke
- Church Street: Both sides between Main Street and Trumbull Street
- Farmington Avenue: Both sides between Oxford Street and Asylum Avenue
- Fern Street: Both sides between Oxford Street and Prospect Street
- Ford Street: Both sides entire length
- Gold Street: Both sides entire length
- Hudson Street: Both sides between Buckingham Street and Pulaski Circle
- Jewell Street: Both sides entire length
- Lafayette Street: Both sides between Capitol Avenue and Russ Street
- Main Street: Both sides from Pearl Street to Buckingham Street
- Market Street: Both sides entire length
- Oxford Street: Both sides between Fern Street and Farmington Avenue
- Pearl Street: Both sides entire length
- Prospect Street: Both sides entire length
- Sheldon Street: Both sides entire length
- State Street: Both sides entire length
- Van Dyke Avenue: Both sides between Charter Oak Avenue and Sequassen Street
- Washington Street: Both sides between Capitol Avenue and Buckingham Street
- Wells Street: Both sides entire length
- Whitney Street: Both sides between Asylum Avenue and Farmington Avenue
Sean Humphrey is a digital content producer at FOX61 News. He can be reached at shumphrey@fox61.com
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