LA Marathon: Beware of Sunday Street Closures

The 2011 Honda Los Angeles Marathon presented by K-Swiss is coming on Sunday, March 20. Approximately 2.5 miles of the course travel through West Hollywood.

The city Department of Transportation has released a detailed list of streets that will be closed to make way for the 26th annual event.

Street closures will begin as early at 3:15 a.m. for the early stages of the race, with most Los Angeles streets expected to reopen by 3 p.m. 

From 3:15 a.m. to 10:20 a.m., the following streets will be closed:

• Elysian Park Avenue between Dodger Stadium and Sunset Boulevard
• Sunset Boulevard/Cesar Chavez Avenue between Douglas St. and Alameda St. (may be closed to Vignes St., if necessary)
• Temple Street between Alameda St. and Glendale Blvd.
• First Street between Alameda St. and Hope St.
• Main Street between Second St. and Alameda St.
• Spring Street between Cesar Chavez Ave. and Second St.
• Broadway between Ord St. and Second St.
• Hill Street between Ord St. and Second St.
• Olive Street between Second St. and First St.
• Grand Avenue between Second St. and Cesar Chavez Ave.
• Figueroa Street between First St. and Alpine St.
• Beaudry Avenue between First St. and Sunset Blvd.
• East Edgeware Road between Temple St. and Bellevue Ave.
• Bellevue Avenue between E. Edgeware Rd. and Glendale Blvd. 
• Glendale Boulevard between Scott Ave. and Temple St. 

Between 3:45 and 10:52 a.m., the following streets will be closed: 

• Parkman Avenue between Glendale Blvd. and Sunset Blvd.
• Sunset Boulevard between Echo Park Ave. and Hollywood Blvd.
• Alvarado Street between Glendale Blvd. and Temple St.
• Santa Monica Boulevard between Hoover St. and Sunset Blvd.
• Griffith Park Boulevard between Effie St. and Sunset Blvd.
• Fountain Avenue between Myra Ave. and Virgil Ave.
• Hillhurst Avenue/Virgil Avenue between Franklin Ave. and Fountain Ave. (may be closed to Santa Monica Blvd., if necessary)
• Sunset Boulevard between Vermont Ave. and Virgil Ave. 

From 3:55 to 11:24 a.m., the following streets will be closed

• Hollywood Boulevard between Sunset Blvd. and La Brea Ave.;
• Vermont Avenue between Sunset Blvd. and Franklin Ave.
• Normandie Avenue between Sunset Blvd. and Franklin Ave.
• Western Avenue between Sunset Blvd. and Franklin Ave.
• Wilton Place between Sunset Blvd. and Franklin Ave.
• Bronson Avenue between Sunset Blvd. and Franklin Ave.
• Gower Street between Sunset Blvd. and Franklin Ave.
• Vine Street between Sunset Blvd. and Franklin Ave.
• Cahuenga Boulevard between Sunset Blvd. and Franklin Ave.

From 4:05 a.m. to 12:12 p.m., the following streets will be closed:

• Highland Avenue between Santa Monica Blvd. and Franklin Ave.
• Orange Drive between Hollywood Blvd. and Sunset Blvd.
• Sunset Boulevard between Highland Ave. and Crescent Heights Blvd.
• La Brea Avenue between Hollywood Blvd. and De Longpre Ave.
• Fairfax Avenue between Hollywood Blvd. and Sunset Blvd.
• Laurel Canyon Boulevard/Crescent Heights Boulevard between Hollywood Blvd. and Sunset Blvd. 

From 4:20 a.m. to 1 p.m., the following streets will be closed:

• Doheny Drive between Beverly Blvd. and Burton Way
• Third Street between Robertson Blvd. and Doheny Drive
• Burton Way between Robertson Blvd. and Doheny Drive. 

From 4:45 a.m. to 2:04 p.m., the following streets will be closed:

• Santa Monica Boulevard (north side of street - westbound direction only) between Moreno Drive and Sawtelle Blvd.
• Beverly Glen Boulevard between Wilshire Blvd. and Santa Monica Blvd.
• Westwood Boulevard between Wilshire Blvd. and Santa Monica Blvd.
• Veteran Avenue between Wilshire Blvd. and Santa Monica Blvd.
• Sepulveda Boulevard between Wilshire Blvd. and Santa Monica Blvd. (may be closed to Olympic Blvd., if necessary)
• Cotner Avenue between Santa Monica Blvd. and Ohio Ave.
• Ohio Avenue between Veteran Ave. and Corinth Ave. 

From 5 a.m. to 2:52 p.m., the following streets will be closed:

• San Vicente Boulevard between Wilshire Blvd. and Montana Ave.
• San Vicente Boulevard (south side of street - eastbound direction only) between Montana Ave. and 26th St.
• Barrington Avenue between Sunset Blvd. and Wilshire Blvd.
• Montana Avenue between Bundy Drive and Barrington Ave.
• Kenter Avenue/Bundy Drive between Sunset Blvd. and Wilshire