Sunday’s 41st Los Angeles Marathon starts at Dodger Stadium and ends in Century City.
Participants end their 26.2-mile race at Santa Monica Boulevard at Avenue of the Stars.
Here are the numerous freeway ramps and street closures to be aware of today and Sunday along the L.A. Marathon route. Motorists should anticipate delays, plan ahead and choose alternate routes.
The freeways
Caltrans is scheduled to close the following freeway ramps and turn lanes of the 101, 110 and 405 freeways beginning at 3 a.m. Sunday, and with staggered openings through 3 p.m. Be aware that the closures may start earlier or end later.
For real-time freeway traffic information, go to the Caltrans Quickmap at quickmap.dot.ca.gov/QM/maps/traffic/mwebview.html.
Northbound 110
- Hill Street/Stadium Way ramp (3 a.m.-9:35 a.m.)
- 110 northbound to 101 southbound Temple Street (3:10 a.m.-9:42 a.m.)
Southbound 110
- Hill Street ramp (3 a.m.-9:35 a.m.)
- Stadium Way ramp (3 a.m.-9:35 a.m.)
- Sunset Boulevard ramp (3 a.m.-9:20 a.m.)
Northbound 101
- Spring Street ramp (3 a.m.-9:50 a.m.)
- Grand Avenue ramp 3 a.m.-10:05 a.m.)
- Echo Park Avenue/Glendale Boulevard ramp (4 a.m.-10:20 a.m.)
- Hollywood Boulevard ramp (3:55 a.m.-11:40 a.m.)
- Gower Street (left turn lane) ramp (3:55 a.m.-11:18 a.m.)
- Highland Avenue ramp (4 a.m.-noon)
Southbound 101
- Temple Street ramp (3 a.m.-10:05 a.m.)
- Broadway ramp (3 a.m.-10:05 a.m.)
- Highland Avenue ramp (4:05 a.m.-11:44 a.m.)
- Vine Street right-turn lane ramp (3:55 a.m.-11:18 a.m.)
- Gower Street right-turn lane ramp (3:55 a.m.-11:18 a.m.)
- Hollywood Boulevard ramp (3:55 a.m.-11:18 a.m.)
Southbound 405
- Santa Monica Boulevard left-lane ramp (4:45 a.m.-2:50 p.m.)
- Wilshire Boulevard ramps (4:45 a.m.-3 p.m.)
Streets
Street closures begin at 4 a.m. Sunday. Streets reopen on a rolling basis. The marathon’s course is closed to vehicular traffic for 6 hours and 30 minutes beginning after the last runner has crossed the start line at Dodger Stadium.
Street Closures
- 4 a.m.-9 a.m.: Elysian Park Avenue between Dodger Stadium and Sunset Boulevard
- 4 a.m.-9:20 a.m.: Sunset Boulevard between Park Avenue and Figueroa Street
- 4 a.m.-9:32 a.m.: Cesar Chavez Avenue between Bunker Hill and Alameda Street
- 4 a.m.-9:35 a.m.: Broadway between Cesar Chavez Avenue and Alpine Street
- 4 a.m.-9:35 a.m.: Alpine Street between Hill and Alameda streets
- 4 a.m.-9:35 a.m.: Spring Street between College and First streets
- 4 a.m.-9:50 a.m.: First Street between Hope and San Pedro streets
- 4 a.m.-9:50 a.m.: Los Angeles Street between Temple and Fifth streets
- 4 a.m.-9:50 a.m.: Fourth Street between Los Angeles and Main streets
- 4 a.m.-9:50 a.m.: Main Street between Fifth and Temple streets
- 4 a.m.-9:50 a.m.: Third Street between San Pedro and Hill streets
- 4 a.m.-9:50 a.m.: Hill Street between Fourth and Temple streets
- 4 a.m.-10:05 a.m.: First Street between San Pedro and Hope streets
- 4 a.m.-10:05 a.m.: Grand Avenue between Cesar Chavez Avenue and Second Street
- 4 a.m.-10:20 a.m.: Temple Street between Alameda Street and Glendale Boulevard
- 4 a.m.-10:20 a.m.: Edgeware Road between Temple and Boston streets
- 4 a.m.-10:20 a.m.: Bellevue Avenue between Sunset and Glendale boulevards
- 4 a.m.-10:40 a.m.: Glendale Boulevard between Temple Street and Sunset Boulevard
- 4 a.m.-11:10 a.m.: Sunset Boulevard between Echo Park and Virgil avenues
- 4 a.m.-noon: Hollywood Boulevard between Hillhurst and La Brea avenues
- 4 a.m.-noon: Orange Avenue between Hollywood and Sunset boulevards
- 5 a.m.-12:45 p.m.: Sunset Boulevard between Highland Avenue and Doheny Drive
- 5 a.m.-1 p.m.: San Vicente Boulevard between Sunset Boulevard and Melrose Avenue
- 5 a.m.-1 p.m.: Santa Monica Boulevard between La Cienega Boulevard and Sierra Drive
- 5 a.m.-1 p.m.: Doheny Drive between Nemo Street and Wilshire Boulevard
- 5 a.m.-1 p.m.: Burton Way between Robertson Boulevard and Rexford Drive
- 5 a.m.-1 p.m.: South Santa Monica Boulevard between Rexford Drive and Moreno Boulevard
- 5 a.m.-1 p.m.: Rodeo Drive between Santa Monica and Wilshire boulevards
- 5 a.m.-1 p.m.: Wilshire Boulevard between Beverly Drive and Santa Monica Boulevard
- 5 a.m.-6 p.m.: Santa Monica Boulevard between Wilshire and Sepulveda boulevards
- 5 a.m.-2:45 p.m.: Sepulveda Boulevard between Santa Monica and Wilshire boulevards
- 5 a.m.-2:20 p.m.: Wilshire Boulevard between Sepulveda Boulevard and Barrington Avenue
- 5 a.m.-5 p.m.: San Vicente Boulevard between Wilshire Boulevard and Saltaire Avenue
- 8 a.m. today and Sunday: Avenue of the Stars between Santa Monica and Constellation boulevard
- 1 a.m.-8 p.m.: Avenue of the Stars between Constellation and Olympic boulevard
- 7 p,m. today to 6 p.m,. Sunday: Santa Monica Boulevard (eastbound lanes early closure) between Avenue of the Stars and Century Park Eas
- 1 a.m.-8 p.m.: Constellation Boulevard between between Avenue of the Stars and Century Park Eas
- 8 a.m. today to 8 p.m. Sunday :Century Park East between Santa Monica and Constellation boulevard
- 3 a.m.-8 p.m.: Century Park East between Constellation and Olympic boulevards
For additional course closures and hours in Century City, go to tinyurl.com/bdzykejp.
Local access
For residents in neighborhoods immediately affected in Los Angeles, Hollywood and West Hollywood, go to tinyurl.com/nmnz7pjf.
West Hollywood
Parking will be prohibited along the marathon route. No parking signs will be posted prior to the event. Spectators looking for parking during the marathon in West Hollywood will find a directory of municipal lots and parking structures online. Find parking options at tinyurl.com/2p9hrh6v.
Streets closures
From 4 a.m. to 2 p.m
- Sunset Boulevard: The route enters West Hollywood from Los Angeles along Sunset Boulevard (closure on Sunset Boulevard between Marmont Lane and Clark Street/North San Vicente Boulevard)
- North San Vicente Boulevard (closure on North San Vicente Boulevard between Sunset Boulevard and Melrose Avenue)
- Santa Monica Boulevard (closure on Santa Monica Boulevard between La Cienega Boulevard and North Doheny Drive)
- North Doheny Drive (closure on North Doheny Drive between Santa Monica Boulevard and Beverly Boulevard)
The marathon route exits West Hollywood along North Doheny Drive at Beverly Boulevard into Beverly Hills
The Beverly Hills segment of the marathon, Miles 16-17, enters at Doheny Drive and participants run west on Burton Way to Rodeo Drive, south on Rodeo to Wilshire Boulevard, then west to Santa Monica Boulevard.
Streets closed
From 5 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Doheny Drive between North Santa Monica Boulevard and Burton Way
- Burton Way between Doheny Drive and South Santa Monica Boulevard
- South Santa Monica Boulevard between Rexford and Rodeo drives
- Rodeo Drive between South Santa Monica and Wilshire boulevards
- Wilshire Boulevard between Rodeo Drive and South Santa Monica Boulevard
- South Santa Monica Boulevard between Wilshire Boulevard and Moreno Drive
There will be a detour in effect on the western border of Beverly Hills at Wilshire Boulevard and North Santa Monica Boulevard as well as at Moreno Drive and South Santa Monica Boulevard until 5 p.m. There will be access to all local businesses.
Beverly Hills Police Department and detour message boards will direct motorists around the route.
For updates on street closure, call 310-550-4680.
Finish Line
Family and friends of marathon participants and the public will be entertained by a DJ as they sit in the bleacher seating section or first-come, first-served seating on top of double decker Starline buses from 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m.at Santa Monica Boulevard at the corner of Avenue of the Stars in Century City.
Spectator parking includes the Century Park parking garage, 2049 Century Park East (parking garage is only accessible from westbound Olympic Avenue. More parking structure options can be found at mccourtfoundation.org/event/los-angeles-marathon/parking-transportation/.
Finish Line Festival
The marathon’s post-race event is 9 a.m.-3 p.m.at Century Park, 2000 Avenue of the Stars.
A beer garden, presented by Michelob Ultra, is open 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the Atrium, located insidet the Westfield Century City Mall. Entrances to the Mall are on Constellation Boulevard (between Century Park West and Avenue of the Stars) and on Avenue of the Stars (between Constellation and Santa Monica boulevards).
