Strategies for getting downtown

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For a full list of road closures, please visit this page.

TRAVELING FROM THE NORTH OF METRO DETROIT

Drive to and park in Greektown (east of Finish Line): Take I-75 South to I-375 South and exit onto Jefferson Ave. Grand River southbound will be accessible into downtown, but will be closed beginning at Cass Ave. Woodward Ave southbound will be closed to through traffic at Mack Ave. with full closure south of Adelaide. Although I-375 to Jefferson Ave. west (downtown) is open, access to northbound streets off of Jefferson Ave. will be limited due to course closures along Larned Street to the north. Jefferson Ave. to the Lodge Freeway heading north will remain open throughout race day.

Drive to and park near RenCen and Detroit Riverwalk (south end of course): Take I-75 South to I-375 south to Jefferson Ave. west (downtown) exit. Use the left turnaround before Beaubien Blvd. to access St. Antoine and the Ren- Cen area parking garages. All roads south of E. Jefferson and east of I-375 will be open along the Detroit Riverwalk.

Drive to and park near Comerica Park/Ford Field area (north of Finish Line): Take I-75 South to I-375 South. Exit Madison Street. Most streets between Lafayette Street (south), Winder Street (north) and Woodward Ave. (west) will be open. Notable closures: I-75 South and I-75 North, exit 50 (Grand River) is closed in both directions. Southbound Woodward Ave. heading into downtown will be closed at Adelaide.

Drive to and park in Corktown (far west side of course): Take I-75 South and exit at Rosa Parks Blvd. All streets in the Corktown neighborhood will be accessible except for the closure of Fort Street near the Detroit River to the south. Notable closures: Eastbound Fort Street is closed at Grand Blvd. The Lodge Freeway southbound is closed after the Howard Street exit.

TRAVELING FROM THE EAST OF METRO DETROIT

Drive to and park in Greektown (east of Finish Line): Head downtown via Gratiot Ave., which will be open throughout race day. Randolph Street and Beaubien Blvd. southbound traffic from Gratiot is open until the closure at Randolph and Congress. Notable closures: Access to northbound streets off of westbound Jefferson Ave. after St. Aubin Street will be limited due to course closures along Larned Street to the north.

Drive to and park near RenCen and Detroit Riverwalk (south end of course): Head toward downtown via E. Jefferson Ave. westbound, which will be open throughout race day. Use the left turnaround before Beaubien Blvd. to access St. Antoine and the RenCen area parking garages. All roads south of E. Jefferson and east of I-375 will be open along the Detroit Riverwalk. Lafayette westbound will be closed to downtown at Iroquois Ave.

Drive to and park near Comerica Park/Ford Field area (north of Finish Line): Take Gratiot Ave. heading into downtown. Most streets between Lafayette Street (south), Winder Street (north) and Woodward Ave. (west) will be open. Notable closures: I-75 South and I-75 North, exit 50 (Grand River) is closed in both directions. Southbound Woodward Ave. heading into downtown will be closed at Adelaide.

Drive to and park in Corktown (far west side of course): Take I-75 South and exit at Rosa Parks Blvd. All streets in the Corktown neighborhood will be accessible except for the closure along Fort Street near the Detroit River to the south. Notable closures: Eastbound Fort Street is closed at Grand Blvd. The Lodge Freeway southbound is closed after the Howard Street exit.

TRAVELING FROM THE WEST OF METRO DETROIT

Drive to and park in Greektown

(east of Finish Line): Take I-94 to I-75 South to I-375 South and exit onto Jefferson Ave. Take I-94 to M-10 South. M-10 South will be closed at Howard Street, however the Grand River, Bagley and Howard Street exits will be open.

Drive to and park near RenCen and Detroit Riverwalk (south end of course): Take I-375 south to Jefferson Ave. westbound (downtown) exit. Use the left turnaround before Beaubien Blvd. to access St. Antoine and the RenCen area parking garages. All roads south of E. Jefferson and east of I-375 will be open along the Detroit Riverwalk.

Drive to and park near Comerica Park/Ford Field area (north of Finish Line): Take I-94 to I-75 South to I-375 South. Exit at Madison Street. Most streets between Lafayette Street (south), Winder Street (north) and Woodward Ave. (west) will be open. Southbound Woodward is closed at Adelaide. Notable closures: I-75 South and I-75 North, exit 50 (Grand River) is closed in both directions. Southbound Woodward Ave. heading into downtown will be closed at Adelaide.

Drive to and park in Corktown (far west side of course): Head into Detroit via Michigan Ave. Eastbound Michigan Ave. will be open until the course road closure at Cass Ave. All streets in the Corktown neighborhood will be accessible except for the closure of Fort Street near the Detroit River to the south. The I-75 exit to Rosa Parks Blvd. will be open. The Lodge Freeway exit to Howard Street is open as well. The Lodge Freeway southbound after the Howard Street exit is closed during the race.

 

KEY FACTS

Ambassador Bridge

The Ambassador Bridge will have restricted traffic on Sunday, Oct. 15.

Detroit-Windsor Tunnel Closure/Timing

The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel will be closed to vehicle traffic from 6:15 a.m. and will reopen to traffic at 10:15 a.m., on Sunday, Oct 15.

The People Mover

The Detroit People Mover will be running from 5:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, to handle Marathon-related traffic. A possible strategy would be to park outside of the Marathon course and take the People Mover into it.

The Fort/Cass station is the closest to the Start Line. The Michigan stop is the closest to the Finish, Gear Check, Runners Reunite and Cadillac Center Station is around the corner from the Conquered afterparty at Campus Martius.

The People Mover is $.75 cents and free for children under age 5.

QLINE Detroit

The QLINE will have limited service on Saturday, Oct. 14, ending at State Street and on Sunday October 15, ending in front of Little Caesars Arena. The QLINE is free to passengers.

Strategies for getting downtown

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ZOOM

For a full list of road closures, please visit this page.

TRAVELING FROM THE NORTH OF METRO DETROIT

Drive to and park in Greektown (east of Finish Line): Take I-75 South to I-375 South and exit onto Jefferson Ave. Grand River southbound will be accessible into downtown, but will be closed beginning at Cass Ave. Woodward Ave southbound will be closed to through traffic at Mack Ave. with full closure south of Adelaide. Although I-375 to Jefferson Ave. west (downtown) is open, access to northbound streets off of Jefferson Ave. will be limited due to course closures along Larned Street to the north. Jefferson Ave. to the Lodge Freeway heading north will remain open throughout race day.

Drive to and park near RenCen and Detroit Riverwalk (south end of course): Take I-75 South to I-375 south to Jefferson Ave. west (downtown) exit. Use the left turnaround before Beaubien Blvd. to access St. Antoine and the Ren- Cen area parking garages. All roads south of E. Jefferson and east of I-375 will be open along the Detroit Riverwalk.

Drive to and park near Comerica Park/Ford Field area (north of Finish Line): Take I-75 South to I-375 South. Exit Madison Street. Most streets between Lafayette Street (south), Winder Street (north) and Woodward Ave. (west) will be open. Notable closures: I-75 South and I-75 North, exit 50 (Grand River) is closed in both directions. Southbound Woodward Ave. heading into downtown will be closed at Adelaide.

Drive to and park in Corktown (far west side of course): Take I-75 South and exit at Rosa Parks Blvd. All streets in the Corktown neighborhood will be accessible except for the closure of Fort Street near the Detroit River to the south. Notable closures: Eastbound Fort Street is closed at Grand Blvd. The Lodge Freeway southbound is closed after the Howard Street exit.

TRAVELING FROM THE EAST OF METRO DETROIT

Drive to and park in Greektown (east of Finish Line): Head downtown via Gratiot Ave., which will be open throughout race day. Randolph Street and Beaubien Blvd. southbound traffic from Gratiot is open until the closure at Randolph and Congress. Notable closures: Access to northbound streets off of westbound Jefferson Ave. after St. Aubin Street will be limited due to course closures along Larned Street to the north.

Drive to and park near RenCen and Detroit Riverwalk (south end of course): Head toward downtown via E. Jefferson Ave. westbound, which will be open throughout race day. Use the left turnaround before Beaubien Blvd. to access St. Antoine and the RenCen area parking garages. All roads south of E. Jefferson and east of I-375 will be open along the Detroit Riverwalk. Lafayette westbound will be closed to downtown at Iroquois Ave.

Drive to and park near Comerica Park/Ford Field area (north of Finish Line): Take Gratiot Ave. heading into downtown. Most streets between Lafayette Street (south), Winder Street (north) and Woodward Ave. (west) will be open. Notable closures: I-75 South and I-75 North, exit 50 (Grand River) is closed in both directions. Southbound Woodward Ave. heading into downtown will be closed at Adelaide.

Drive to and park in Corktown (far west side of course): Take I-75 South and exit at Rosa Parks Blvd. All streets in the Corktown neighborhood will be accessible except for the closure along Fort Street near the Detroit River to the south. Notable closures: Eastbound Fort Street is closed at Grand Blvd. The Lodge Freeway southbound is closed after the Howard Street exit.

TRAVELING FROM THE WEST OF METRO DETROIT

Drive to and park in Greektown

(east of Finish Line): Take I-94 to I-75 South to I-375 South and exit onto Jefferson Ave. Take I-94 to M-10 South. M-10 South will be closed at Howard Street, however the Grand River, Bagley and Howard Street exits will be open.

Drive to and park near RenCen and Detroit Riverwalk (south end of course): Take I-375 south to Jefferson Ave. westbound (downtown) exit. Use the left turnaround before Beaubien Blvd. to access St. Antoine and the RenCen area parking garages. All roads south of E. Jefferson and east of I-375 will be open along the Detroit Riverwalk.

Drive to and park near Comerica Park/Ford Field area (north of Finish Line): Take I-94 to I-75 South to I-375 South. Exit at Madison Street. Most streets between Lafayette Street (south), Winder Street (north) and Woodward Ave. (west) will be open. Southbound Woodward is closed at Adelaide. Notable closures: I-75 South and I-75 North, exit 50 (Grand River) is closed in both directions. Southbound Woodward Ave. heading into downtown will be closed at Adelaide.

Drive to and park in Corktown (far west side of course): Head into Detroit via Michigan Ave. Eastbound Michigan Ave. will be open until the course road closure at Cass Ave. All streets in the Corktown neighborhood will be accessible except for the closure of Fort Street near the Detroit River to the south. The I-75 exit to Rosa Parks Blvd. will be open. The Lodge Freeway exit to Howard Street is open as well. The Lodge Freeway southbound after the Howard Street exit is closed during the race.

 

KEY FACTS

Ambassador Bridge

The Ambassador Bridge will have restricted traffic on Sunday, Oct. 15.

Detroit-Windsor Tunnel Closure/Timing

The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel will be closed to vehicle traffic from 6:15 a.m. and will reopen to traffic at 10:15 a.m., on Sunday, Oct 15.

The People Mover

The Detroit People Mover will be running from 5:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, to handle Marathon-related traffic. A possible strategy would be to park outside of the Marathon course and take the People Mover into it.

The Fort/Cass station is the closest to the Start Line. The Michigan stop is the closest to the Finish, Gear Check, Runners Reunite and Cadillac Center Station is around the corner from the Conquered afterparty at Campus Martius.

The People Mover is $.75 cents and free for children under age 5.

QLINE Detroit

The QLINE will have limited service on Saturday, Oct. 14, ending at State Street and on Sunday October 15, ending in front of Little Caesars Arena. The QLINE is free to passengers.

Strategies for getting downtown

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ZOOM

For a full list of road closures, please visit this page.

TRAVELING FROM THE NORTH OF METRO DETROIT

Drive to and park in Greektown (east of Finish Line): Take I-75 South to I-375 South and exit onto Jefferson Ave. Grand River southbound will be accessible into downtown, but will be closed beginning at Cass Ave. Woodward Ave southbound will be closed to through traffic at Mack Ave. with full closure south of Adelaide. Although I-375 to Jefferson Ave. west (downtown) is open, access to northbound streets off of Jefferson Ave. will be limited due to course closures along Larned Street to the north. Jefferson Ave. to the Lodge Freeway heading north will remain open throughout race day.

Drive to and park near RenCen and Detroit Riverwalk (south end of course): Take I-75 South to I-375 south to Jefferson Ave. west (downtown) exit. Use the left turnaround before Beaubien Blvd. to access St. Antoine and the Ren- Cen area parking garages. All roads south of E. Jefferson and east of I-375 will be open along the Detroit Riverwalk.

Drive to and park near Comerica Park/Ford Field area (north of Finish Line): Take I-75 South to I-375 South. Exit Madison Street. Most streets between Lafayette Street (south), Winder Street (north) and Woodward Ave. (west) will be open. Notable closures: I-75 South and I-75 North, exit 50 (Grand River) is closed in both directions. Southbound Woodward Ave. heading into downtown will be closed at Adelaide.

Drive to and park in Corktown (far west side of course): Take I-75 South and exit at Rosa Parks Blvd. All streets in the Corktown neighborhood will be accessible except for the closure of Fort Street near the Detroit River to the south. Notable closures: Eastbound Fort Street is closed at Grand Blvd. The Lodge Freeway southbound is closed after the Howard Street exit.

TRAVELING FROM THE EAST OF METRO DETROIT

Drive to and park in Greektown (east of Finish Line): Head downtown via Gratiot Ave., which will be open throughout race day. Randolph Street and Beaubien Blvd. southbound traffic from Gratiot is open until the closure at Randolph and Congress. Notable closures: Access to northbound streets off of westbound Jefferson Ave. after St. Aubin Street will be limited due to course closures along Larned Street to the north.

Drive to and park near RenCen and Detroit Riverwalk (south end of course): Head toward downtown via E. Jefferson Ave. westbound, which will be open throughout race day. Use the left turnaround before Beaubien Blvd. to access St. Antoine and the RenCen area parking garages. All roads south of E. Jefferson and east of I-375 will be open along the Detroit Riverwalk. Lafayette westbound will be closed to downtown at Iroquois Ave.

Drive to and park near Comerica Park/Ford Field area (north of Finish Line): Take Gratiot Ave. heading into downtown. Most streets between Lafayette Street (south), Winder Street (north) and Woodward Ave. (west) will be open. Notable closures: I-75 South and I-75 North, exit 50 (Grand River) is closed in both directions. Southbound Woodward Ave. heading into downtown will be closed at Adelaide.

Drive to and park in Corktown (far west side of course): Take I-75 South and exit at Rosa Parks Blvd. All streets in the Corktown neighborhood will be accessible except for the closure along Fort Street near the Detroit River to the south. Notable closures: Eastbound Fort Street is closed at Grand Blvd. The Lodge Freeway southbound is closed after the Howard Street exit.

TRAVELING FROM THE WEST OF METRO DETROIT

Drive to and park in Greektown

(east of Finish Line): Take I-94 to I-75 South to I-375 South and exit onto Jefferson Ave. Take I-94 to M-10 South. M-10 South will be closed at Howard Street, however the Grand River, Bagley and Howard Street exits will be open.

Drive to and park near RenCen and Detroit Riverwalk (south end of course): Take I-375 south to Jefferson Ave. westbound (downtown) exit. Use the left turnaround before Beaubien Blvd. to access St. Antoine and the RenCen area parking garages. All roads south of E. Jefferson and east of I-375 will be open along the Detroit Riverwalk.

Drive to and park near Comerica Park/Ford Field area (north of Finish Line): Take I-94 to I-75 South to I-375 South. Exit at Madison Street. Most streets between Lafayette Street (south), Winder Street (north) and Woodward Ave. (west) will be open. Southbound Woodward is closed at Adelaide. Notable closures: I-75 South and I-75 North, exit 50 (Grand River) is closed in both directions. Southbound Woodward Ave. heading into downtown will be closed at Adelaide.

Drive to and park in Corktown (far west side of course): Head into Detroit via Michigan Ave. Eastbound Michigan Ave. will be open until the course road closure at Cass Ave. All streets in the Corktown neighborhood will be accessible except for the closure of Fort Street near the Detroit River to the south. The I-75 exit to Rosa Parks Blvd. will be open. The Lodge Freeway exit to Howard Street is open as well. The Lodge Freeway southbound after the Howard Street exit is closed during the race.

 

KEY FACTS

Ambassador Bridge

The Ambassador Bridge will have restricted traffic on Sunday, Oct. 15.

Detroit-Windsor Tunnel Closure/Timing

The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel will be closed to vehicle traffic from 6:15 a.m. and will reopen to traffic at 10:15 a.m., on Sunday, Oct 15.

The People Mover

The Detroit People Mover will be running from 5:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, to handle Marathon-related traffic. A possible strategy would be to park outside of the Marathon course and take the People Mover into it.

The Fort/Cass station is the closest to the Start Line. The Michigan stop is the closest to the Finish, Gear Check, Runners Reunite and Cadillac Center Station is around the corner from the Conquered afterparty at Campus Martius.

The People Mover is $.75 cents and free for children under age 5.

QLINE Detroit

The QLINE will have limited service on Saturday, Oct. 14, ending at State Street and on Sunday October 15, ending in front of Little Caesars Arena. The QLINE is free to passengers.