Good luck to all those running the L.A. Marathon on Sunday. Also, good luck to anyone thinking about driving anywhere near the L.A. Marathon route on Sunday. This is your friendly annual reminder that thousands of runners will descend on 26.2 miles of L.A.’s streets this weekend, and an even gre ater mileage of rolling road closures will shut down traffic near Dodger Stadium, around Downtown, toward Hollywood and in Beverly Hills. (Of course, you’re always welcome to use the Metro to avoid some of these closures and cheer on the runners.) When the L.A. Marathon kicks off on Sunday, March 8, you’re going to want to avoid driving near some of the city’s busiest areas starting at 4 or 5am until later in the morning or afternoon: Steer clear of Downtown until a little after 10am, avoid Hollywood (specifically near Hollywood Boulevard) until around noon and Beverly Hills until 1pm. West of there, things get a little more complicated. This year’s marathon once again drops the classic stadium-to-the-sea route in exchange for a “Stadium to Stars” route that makes a U-turn around Brentwood and then wraps up in Century City. So Santa Monica won’t be affected by street closures, but Brentwood, Westwood and Century City will be doubly impacted: All of Santa Monica Boulevard from Wilshire Boulevard to Sepulveda Boulevard will stay closed until 6pm, while San Vicente Boulevard in Brentwood will be closed until 5pm. And consider Century City, where you’ll find the finish line and festival, shut down to cars for most of the weekend—specifically from Saturday morning at 8am until Sunday night at 8pm. The marathon route itself accounts for some of the most major closures, but expect to see many side streets shut down, too. (Freeways will remain open, but some off-ramps will be closed for periods throughout the day.) With all that in mind, we’ve included a map of the major street closures below, as well as an exhaustive list of all of the side street and freeway ramps that will be impacted. View Larger Map Street closures on the L.A. Marathon course Elysian Park Ave: Between Dodger Stadium and Sunset Blvd from 4am–9am Sunset Blvd: Between Park Ave and Figueroa St from 4am–9:20am Cesar Chavez Ave: Between Bunker Hill and Alameda St from 4am–9:32am Broadway: Between Cesar Chavez Ave and Alpine St from 4am–9:35am Alpine St: Between Hill St and Alameda St from 4am–9:35am Spring St: Between College St and 1st St from 4am–9:35am 1st St: Between Hope St and San Pedro St from 4am–9:50am Los Angeles St: Between Temple St and 5th St from 4am–9:50am 4th St: Between Los Angeles St and Main St from 4am–9:50am Main St: Between 5th St and Temple St from 4am–9:50am 3rd St: Between San Pedro St and Hill St from 4am–9:50am Hill St: Between 4th St and Temple St from 4am–9:50am 1st St: Between San Pedro St and Hope St from 4am–10:05am Grand Ave: Between Cesar Chavez Ave and 2nd St from 4am–10:05am Temple St: Between Alameda St and Glendale Blvd from 4am–10:20am Edgeware Rd: Between Temple St and Boston St from 4am–10:20am Bellevue Ave: Between Sunset Blvd and Glendale Blvd from 4am–10:20am Glendale Blvd: Between Temple St and Sunset Blvd from 4am–10:40am Sunset Blvd: Between Echo Park Ave and Virgil Ave from 4am–11:10am Hollywood Blvd: Between Hillhurst Ave and La Brea Ave from 4am–noon Orange Ave: Between Hollywood Blvd and Sunset Blvd from 4am–noon Sunset Blvd: Between Highland Ave and Doheny Dr from 5am–12:45pm San Vicente Blvd: Between Sunset Blvd and Melrose Ave from 5am–1pm Santa Monica Blvd: Between La Cienega Blvd and Sierra Dr from 5am–1pm Doheny Dr: Between Nemo St and Wilshire Blvd from 5am–1pm Burton Way: Between Robertson Blvd and Rexford Dr from 5am–1pm S Santa Monica Blvd: Between Rexford Dr and Moreno Blvd from 5am–1pm Rodeo Dr: Between Santa Monica Blvd and Wilshire Blvd from 5am–1pm Wilshire Blvd: Between Beverly Dr and Santa Monica Blvd from 5am–1pm Santa Monica Blvd: Between Wilshire Blvd and Sepulveda Blvd from 5am–6pm Sepulveda Blvd: Between Santa Monica Blvd and Wilshire Blvd from 5am–2:45pm Wilshire Blvd: Between Sepulveda Blvd and Barrington Ave from 5am–2:20pm San Vicente Blvd: Between Wilshire Blvd and Saltair Ave from 5am–5pm Ave of the Stars: Between Santa Monica Blvd and Constellation Blvd from 8am (Sat)–8pm (Sun) Ave of the Stars: Between Constellation Blvd and Olympic Blvd from 1am–8pm Santa Monica Blvd (EB lanes): Between Ave of the Stars and Century Park East from 7pm (Sat)–6pm (Sun) Constellation Blvd: Between Ave of the Stars and Century Park East from 1am–8pm Century Park East: Between Santa Monica Blvd and Constellation Blvd from 8am (Sat)–8pm (Sun) Century Park East: Between Constellation Blvd and Olympic Blvd from 3am–8pm Local access only Elysian Park, Downtown, Echo Park, Silver Lake Stadium Way: Between Scott Ave and Chavez Ravine Pl from 4am–9am Douglas St: Between Sunset Blvd and Elysian Park Dr from 4am–9am Sutherland/Quintero: Between Sunset Blvd and Macbeth St from 4am–9am Figueroa St: Between Alpine St and 2nd St from 4am–10:05am Hill St: Between Ord St and Cesar Chavez Ave from 4am–10:05am Ord St: Between Hill St and Alameda St from 4am–9:35am Temple St: Between Los Angeles St and Spring St from 4am–9:50am 3rd St: Between San Pedro St and Los Angeles St from 4am–9:50am Broadway: Between Temple St and 2nd St from 4am–10:05am Hope St: Between Temple St and 1st St from 4am–10:05am Dewap Rd: Between Temple St and 1st St from 4am–10:05am Beaudry Ave: Between Sunset Blvd and 1st St from 4am–10:05am Alvarado St: Between Glendale Blvd and Temple St from 4am–10:40am Griffith Park Blvd: Between Effie St and Sunset Blvd from 4am–10:55am Santa Monica Blvd: Between Sunset Blvd and Hoover St/Myra Ave from 4am–10:55am Fountain Ave: Between Myra Ave and Virgil Ave from 4am–10:55am Hollywood Hillhurst Ave: Between Franklin Ave and Hollywood Blvd from 4am–11:10am Vermont Ave: Between Franklin Ave and Sunset Blvd from 4am–11:10am Normandie Ave: Between Franklin Ave and Sunset Blvd from 4am–11:25am Western Ave: Between Franklin Ave and Sunset Blvd from 4am–11:25am Wilton Pl: Between Franklin Ave and Sunset Blvd from 4am–11:25am Gower St: Between Franklin Ave and Sunset Blvd from 4am–11:40am Vine St: Between Franklin Ave and Sunset Blvd from 4am–11:40am Cahuenga Blvd: Between Franklin Ave and Sunset Blvd from 4am–11:40am Highland Ave: Between Franklin Ave and Sunset Blvd from 4am–noon La Brea Ave: Between Hollywood Blvd and De Longpre Ave from 4am–noon West Hollywood Fairfax Ave: Between Hollywood Blvd and Santa Monica Blvd from 4am–12:15pm Laurel Canyon Blvd: Between Hollywood Blvd and Santa Monica Blvd from 5am–12:30pm La Cienega Blvd: Between Sunset Blvd and Santa Monica Blvd from 5am–12:45pm Beverly Hills Alden Dr: Between Oakhurst Dr and Doheny Dr from 5am–1pm 3rd St: Between Oakhurst Dr and Robertson Blvd from 5am–1pm West L.A. Barrington Ave: Between Montana Ave and Dorothy St from 5am–2:40pm Montana Ave: Between Bringham Ave and Bundy Dr from 5am–2:55pm Bundy Dr: Between Dunoon Ln and Montana Ave from 5am–2:55pm Beverly Glen Blvd: Between Wilshire Blvd and Santa Monica Blvd from 5am–1:50pm Westwood Blvd: Between Wilshire Blvd and Santa Monica Blvd from 5am–2:05pm Massachusetts Ave: Between Sepulveda Blvd and Cotner Ave from 5am–2:20pm Ohio Ave: Between Sepulveda Blvd and Cotner Ave from 5am–2:20pm Freeway ramp closures Northbound 110: Hill St/Stadium Way ramp from 3am–9:35am Northbound 110: 110 NB to 101 SB/Temple St ramp from 3:10am–9:42am Southbound 110: Hill St ramp from 3am–9:35am Southbound 110: Stadium Way ramp from 3am–9:35am Southbound 110: Sunset Blvd ramp from 3am–9:20am Southbound 101: Temple St ramp from 3am–10:05am Southbound 101: Broadway ramp from 3am–10:05am Northbound 101: Spring St ramp from 3am–9:50am Northbound 101: Grand Ave ramp from 3am–10:05am Northbound 101: Echo Park Ave/Glendale Blvd ramp from 4am–10:20am Northbound 101: Hollywood Blvd ramp from 3:55am–11:40am Northbound 101: Gower St ramp (left turn lane) from 3:55am–11:18am Northbound 101: Highland Blvd ramp from 4am–noon Southbound 101: Highland Blvd ramp from 4:05am–11:44am Southbound 101: Vine St ramp (right turn lane) from 3:55am–11:18am Southbound 101: Gower St ramp (right turn lane) from 3:55am–11:18am Southbound 101: Hollywood Blvd ramp from 3:55am–11:18am Southbound 405: Santa Monica Blvd ramp (left lane) from 4:45am–2:50pm Southbound 405: Wilshire Blvd EB and WB ramps from 4:45am–3pm ...read more read less