City of Oaks marathon causes Raleigh road closures

Raleigh, N.C. — The City of Oaks Marathon caused some road closures in downtown Raleigh on Sunday.

Approximately 3,500 runners and walkers are expected to participant in the marathon and half-marathon.

See a map of the race route

A list of street closures and the approximate times of those closures:

Hillsborough Street closed from Pullen to Ashe: 7 - 7:15 a.m.
Ashe Avenue from Hillsborough to Western: 7-7:30 a.m.
Western Boulevard from Ashe to Dawson (both directions): 7- 7:30 a.m.
Boylan Avenue from Western to Morgan: 7-7:45 a.m.
Morgan Street from Boylan Street to Wilmington Street: 7-8 a.m.
Capital Boulevard southbound at Peace Stree exit: 7-8:15 a.m.
Dawson Street from Lane Street to Martin Street: 7- 8:15 a.m.
McDowell Street from Davie to Hillsborough Street: 7-8:15 a.m.
Wilmington Street from Morgan to Peace: 7:15-8 a.m.
Salisbury from Peace to Morgan: 7:15-8:15 a.m.
Edenton Street from Wilmington Street to Hillsborough Street merge: 7:15-8:20 a.m.
Hillsborough Street closed from Glenwood to Salisbury - 7- 8:15 a.m.
Glenwood Avenue from Peace to Hillsborough Street: 7:10-8:30 a.m.
Peace Street from Glenwood to merge with Clark: 7:15-8:45 a.m.
Clark Street closed from Oberlin to Brooks: 7:15-9 a.m.
Oberlin from Cameron to Hillsborough: 7:20-9 a.m.
Brooks from Wade to Hillsborough: 7:30-9:30 a.m.
Dixie Trail from Wade to Hillsborough: 7:30-9:30 a.m.
Hillsborough Street from Pullen to Blue Ridge: 7:40 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Blue Ridge (northbound) from Hillsborough to Reedy Creek: 7:30 a.m.- 2 p.m.
Blue Ridge (southbound) from Reedy Creek to Wade Avenueexit: 7:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Get a complete list of street closures

These downtown streets will remain open:

North-South

Person Street (one way northbound)
Blount Street (one way southbound)
Wilmington Street from South Street to Morgan Street
West Street from Peace to Edenton
Harrington Street from West to Edenton
Boylan from Hillsborough to Peace
St Mary’s from Morgan to Peace

East-West

Peace Street from Glenwood to Person
Lane Street from Dawson to McDowell
Jones Street from Dawson to McDowell
Edenton Street from McDowell to West
Davie Street
Cabarrus Street
South Street
Lenoir Street

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Worse than the road closures was the way the participants parked without permission at Cameron Village. I went to Harris Teeter at 8 a.m. and could not find a parking space. I ended up parking two blocks away on Daniels Street.

geoherb1
November 7, 2011 8:28 a.m.

How, or why rather, would any one would complain about their city hosting a very popular and fun community-oriented event? Plus, and here's a shocker for some, it's actually something that promotes, you know, general good health and well-being. I could think of few things so terrible to endure. A few minutes of road closure? The horror!

As for having trouble with people who put stickers on their cars, why does it bother you? What actual inconvenience is it causing you? Are you so vindictive that someone who demonstrates a bit of pride in something annoys you enough to comment on it? So tell me, how is, say a 26.2 sticker, any different than a sticker promoting the college a person attended? Those are all over the Triangle, are they not? Moreover, how about those little Jesus Fish? Or the one with legs eating the Jesus Fish?

houndog
November 4, 2011 4:17 p.m.

People get pretty upset when they are inconvienienced every so often. Whiners. Platinum, the sticker is no different than a team bumper sticker.