The morning of January 19th will bring some 25,000 runners down Kirby Drive from San Felipe to Bissonnet for the 2014 Chevron Houston Marathon.
Runners of both the Chevron Houston Marathon and the Aaramco Half Marathon will cross miles five and six along Kirby Drive within the Upper Kirby District.
Upper Kirby marathon supporters, runners' family and friends and spectators should see the participants begin to hit Kirby Drive at San Felipe between 7:30 AM and 8:40 AM. "Hoopla stations" will be set up where spectators can gather at several areas around the intersections at Westheimer, Kipling, West Alabama and Richmond to cheer as the runners pass. Early risers should be aware of the following lane closures staring at 5:00 a.m.All lanes will be closed unless otherwise noted below. Marathon Course Closures · Congress from Crawford to Smith · Smith from Congress to Franklin · Franklin from Smith to Washington (all lanes except one westbound curb lane) · Washington from Congress to Waugh (all lanes except one westbound curb lane from Franklin to Houston, and one eastbound curb lane from Studemont to Sawyer) · Heights/Waugh (southbound) from Washington to West Gray · West Gray from Waugh to Shepherd · Shepherd from West Gray to San Felipe · San Felipe from Shepherd to Kirby · Kirby (southbound) from San Felipe to Bissonnet · Bissonnet from Kirby to Montrose · Mandell (southbound) from Bissonnet to Sunset · Sunset from Mandell to Rice Blvd. · Rice Blvd from Sunset to Greenbriar · Greenbriar from Rice Blvd. to University Blvd. · University Blvd. from Greenbriar to Weslayan · Weslayan (northbound) from University to Westpark · Westpark from Weslayan to S. Rice Blvd. (all lanes closed except one westbound lane from Newcastle to 610/59 northbound feeder road, and one eastbound lane from Westpark exit ramp to 610 southbound feeder road) · Loop 610 feeder (southbound) from Richmond to Westpark · Post Oak Blvd. (northbound) from Richmond to San Felipe · San Felipe (westbound) from Post Oak Blvd. to Tanglewood Rd. · Tanglewood Rd. (northbound) from San Felipe to Chimney Rock Rd. · Chimney Rock Rd. (southbound) from Tanglewood Rd. to Memorial Dr. · Memorial Dr. (westbound) from Chimney Rock Rd. to Loop 610 · Memorial Dr. (eastbound) from Loop 610 to Shepherd · Shepherd (all lanes under overpass) from Memorial Dr. to Allen Parkway · Allen Parkway from Shepherd to Bagby · Dallas from Allen Parkway to Bagby · Bagby from Dallas to Lamar · Lamar from Bagby to Avenida de las Americas · Avenida de las Americas from Dallas to Rusk Additional Half Marathon Course Closures · Montrose (southbound) from Bissonnet to Dallas · Montrose (northbound) from Dallas to Allen Parkway Freeway Exit Ramp Closures· 610 West Loop, southbound, exiting to Hidalgo/Richmond For a map detailing lane closure times by mile marker, click here. For more information on the marathon, visit the Chevron Houston Marathon website here.
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