Road closures announced ahead of Baltimore Running Festival

BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Running Festival is Saturday and that means plenty of road closures along the race routes.

MTA is offering two additional early morning Light Rail trains from Hunt Valley – departing at 5:00 and 5:30 a.m. - and from Glen Burnie at 5:28 and 5:58 a.m. Running festival attendees can view transit schedules and plan their trip at mta.maryland.gov.

Over 13,000 runners are expected to participate in this year's event.

The races will begin at various times and locations:

7:30 a.m. – 5K race begins at Light & Pratt Streets (McKeldin Square)

8:00 a.m. – Marathon & 10K begin in front of the Brooks Robinson Statue at Camden and Paca Streets

9:45 a.m. – Half-Marathon begins at Pratt and Calvert Streets

3:00 p.m. – All courses closed

Here's everything else you need to know:

• Left lane closure (next to median) of southbound Light Street from Pratt to Conway Streets begins at 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 12, 2023.
• Full closure of Pratt Street from Charles to Light Streets begins at 9:00 p.m. on Friday, October 13, 2023. This portion of Pratt Street will remain closed until the event clears late Saturday afternoon.

Parking restrictions will be put into effect in the following locations from 10:00 p.m. on Friday October 13, through 6:00 p.m., on Saturday, October 14:

• Linwood Avenue between Eastern Avenue and Madison Street
• Madison Street between Linwood and Washington Streets (north side only)
• Washington Street between Madison Street and Sinclair Lane
• Eastern Avenue between Linwood and Patterson Park Avenues (north side only)
• Boston Street between Aliceanna Street and Lakewood Avenue (north side only)
• Lancaster Street between President Street and Central Avenue
• 33^rdStreet between Hillen Road and Guilford Avenue
• 28th Street between Howard and St. Paul Streets
• Paul Street between 28th and Baltimore Streets
• Maryland Avenue/Cathedral Street/Liberty Street/Hopkins Place/Sharp Street between 29th and Pratt Streets
• Camden Street between Howard and Paca Streets
• Baltimore Street from President Street to Patterson Park Avenue (south side only)
• Key Highway between Light and Lawrence Streets
• Fayette Street between Calvert and Gay Streets (south side only)
• Hillen Road between Harford Road and 33^rdStreet (east side only)
• Harford Road between St. Lo Drive and Hillen Road (east side only)
• Hillen Road between 33^rd Street to Mervo High School entrance
• Calvert Street between Pratt and Fayette Streets
• Druid Park Lake Drive Access Road between Lakeview Avenue and Mt. Royal Terrace
• Charles Street between North and Lafayette Avenues
• Lafayette Avenue between Charles Street and Maryland Avenue
• McCulloh Street between Paca Street and Druid Park Lake Drive (east side only)
• Howard Street between 29th and 28th Streets
• Patterson Park Avenue between Baltimore Street and Eastern Avenue (east side only)
• Aliceanna Street between Caroline and Boston Streets
• O'Donnell Street between Lakewood and Linwood Avenues
• Guilford Avenue between 33rd and 29th Streets
• 29th Street between Guilford and Maryland Avenues
• Lee Street between Light and Charles Streets (north side only)
• Charles Street between Lee and Barre Streets (east side only)
• Central Avenue between Dock and Point Streets (west side only)
• Charles Street between Pratt and Lombard Streets (west side only) – parking restrictions begin at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, October 13, 2023

In addition, the following streets will be impacted/ closed on race day:
6:00 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. Closures

• Russell Street from Lee to Pratt Streets 6:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
• Camden Street between Paca and Howard Streets 6:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
• Eutaw Street between Pratt and Camden Streets 6:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
• Paca Street between Camden and McCulloh Streets 6:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
• Key Highway between Light Street and Key Highway Extension 6:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 

7:00 a.m. Closures

• Lee Street between Light and Charles Streets until 9:30 a.m.
• Charles Street between Lee and Pratt Streets until 9:30 a.m.
• McCulloh Street between Paca Street and Gwynns Falls Pkwy until 10:00 a.m.
• Beechwood Drive, Mansion House Drive, and East Drive within Druid Hill    Park until 10:00 a.m.
• Russell Street at Hamburg Street until 10:00 a.m.
• Wyman Park Drive between Druid Hill Park and 29^thStreet until 11:00 a.m.
• Howard Street between 29^thand 28^th Streets until 11:00 a.m.
• 28th Street between Howard and St. Paul Streets until 11:00 a.m.
• Calvert Street between Pratt and Baltimore Streetsuntil 1:00 p.m.
• Pratt Street between Green and Eutaw Streets (until the marathon and half-marathon clear the area) until 1:00 p.m.
• Pratt Street between Howard and President Street until 6:00 p.m.
• Hamburg Street Bridge between Russell and Leadenhall Streets until 1:00 p.m.

7:30 a.m. Closures

• Druid Park Lake Drive between McCulloh Street and Lakeview Avenue until 10:00 a.m.
• Druid Park Lake Drive access road between Lakeview Avenue and Mt. Royal Terrace until 10:00 a.m.
• Lakeview Avenue between Druid Park Lake Drive and Druid Park Lake Drive access road until 10:00 a.m.
• Royal Terrace between Druid Park Lake Drive Diversion and North Avenue until 10:00 a.m.
• North Avenue (eastbound) between Mt. Royal Terrace and Charles Street until 10:00 a.m.
• Charles Street between North and Lafayette Avenues until 10:00 a.m.
• Lafayette Avenue between Charles Street and Maryland Avenue until 10:00 a.m.
• Paul Street/Light Street (southbound) between 28^thand Lombard Streets until 11:30 a.m.

8:00 a.m. Closures

• Key Highway Extension between Key Highway and Haubert Street until 12:00 p.m.
• Light Street (southbound) between Lombard Street and Key Highway until 12:00 p.m.
• Light Street (northbound) between Henrietta Street and Key Highway until 12:00 p.m.
• President Street (southbound) between Pratt and Lancaster Streets until 1:00 p.m.
• Lancaster Street between President Street and S. Central Avenue until 1:00 p.m.
• Central Avenue between Lancaster and Point Streets until 1:00 p.m.
• Point Street between S. Central Avenue and S. Carolina Street until 1:00 p.m.
• Caroline Street between Point and Aliceanna Streets until 1:00 p.m.
• Aliceanna Street between Caroline and Boston Streets until 1:00 p.m.
• Boston Street between Aliceanna and Lakewood Streets until 1:00 p.m.
• Lakewood Street between Boston and O'Donnell Streets until 1:00 p.m.
• O'Donnell Street between Lakewood and Linwood Streets until 1:00 p.m.
• Linwood Street between O'Donnell and Madison Streets until 1:00 p.m.
• Jones Falls Expressway (I-83) Southbound Exit Ramp to 28^thStreet until 12:00 p.m.
• Jones Falls Expressway (I-83) Southbound Exit Ramp to North Avenue until 12:00 p.m.

8:30 a.m. Closures

• Madison Street between Linwood and Washington Streets until 2:00 p.m.
• Washington Street/St. Lo Drive between Madison Street and Harford Road until 2:00 p.m.
• Harford Road between St. Lo Drive and Hillen Road until 3:00 p.m.
• 33rd Street, Whitman Drive, and Curran Drive at Lake Montebello until 3:00 p.m.
• 33rd Street (westbound) between Hillen Road and Guilford Avenue until 3:00 p.m.
• Hillen Road (northbound) between Harford Road and 33rd Street until 3:00 p.m.
• Hillen Road between 33^rdStreet and Kennewick Road until 3:00 p.m.

9:00 a.m. Closures

• Baltimore Street between Calvert and Patterson Park Avenue until 1:00 p.m.
• Patterson Park Avenue between Fayette Street and Eastern Avenue until 1:00 p.m.
• Eastern Avenue between Patterson Park and Linwood Avenues until 1:00 p.m.
• Guilford Avenue between 33^rdand 29^th Streets until 4:00 p.m.
• 29^thStreet between Guilford and Maryland Avenues until 4:00 p.m.
• Maryland Avenue/Cathedral Street/N. Liberty Street/Hopkins Place between 29^thStreet to Pratt Street until 4:00 p.m.
• Pratt Street between Howard and Light Streets (until the marathon and half marathon clear the area) until 4:00 p.m.

Commercial vehicle restrictions will be implemented on the following streets during the date and times listed above:

• Fayette Street from Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard (MLK) to President Street (no commercial vehicles will be allowed to travel on or south of Fayette Street)
• President Street from Aliceanna to Fayette Streets (no commercial vehicles will be allowed to travel on or west of President Street)
• Light Street from Pratt Street to Key Highway
• Key Highway from Light to McComas Streets
• Hanover Street from McComas to Montgomery Streets (no commercial vehicles will be allowed on or north of McComas Street, including Hanover Street)
• Pratt and Lombard Streets from Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard to President Street
• I-395 at the Martin Luther King, Jr. split to Pratt Street (commercial vehicles on I-395 are required to use Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard to continue north of the race area)

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