City Of Berkeley: Berkeley Half Marathon On Sunday Feb. 27: Street Closure, Bus Route Information

Press release from City of Berkeley:

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Berkeley, California (Wednesday, February 23, 2022) - If you're planning to be biking, driving, or taking a bus through Berkeley Saturday evening through midday Sunday, prepare for street closures, re-routed bus routes, and parking restrictions due to the Berkeley Half Marathon.

Move your vehicles off the affected streets well before the closure time and make plans to use alternate routes, if you need to drive during the affected times - which vary depending on the street and route.

To minimize impact on the morning of Sunday, February 27, streets will be closed and opened on a schedule as runners move through. (See grid below for specific times.) The Berkeley Police Department will be monitoring the course during these times.

Parking restrictions and areas affected by race day activities

The bulk of streets will be affected starting 7:00 am Sunday morning, with some closures happening on Saturday at 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm.

Closed streets for Half Marathon

• Hwy 80, Eastbound off ramp to Eastbound University Ave: closed 6:00 am to 12:00 pm.
• Hwy 80, westbound off ramp to University Ave: closed 6:00 am to 12:00 pm. Use Gilman or Ashby exits from Hwy 80.
• Off ramps from Hwy 80/Ashby Ave to Frontage Rd: closed 6:00 am to 12:00 pm.
• Frontage Rd. from University Ave. to Ashby exit: from 6:00 am to 12:00 pm.
• MLK, northbound will be closed at Channing Way: from 7:00 am to 2:00 pm.
• MLK, southbound will be diverted at Allston Way: from 7:00 am to 2:00 pm.
• MLK, local access: southbound access between Allston Way and Channing Way, from 7:00 am-1:00 pm.

• Shattuck Ave. North/South traffic at Channing: Intermittent access allowed from 8:00 am to 9:30 am.
• University Ave traffic going East/West, across Shattuck: Intermittent access allowed from 7:00 am to 8:30am. University Ave traffic going East will be closed at MLK from 8:30 am to 10:30 am.
• San Pablo Avenue: Intermittent access allowed from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm across these intersections.
  • North/South traffic across Page and Jones on San Pablo
  • North/South traffic across Bancroft and Channing on San Pablo
• Sacramento Ave: Intermittent access for North/South travelers from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm.
  • North/South traffic across Sacramento at Bancroft and Channing

High-resolution map image

Links

• Berkeley Half Marathon website
• Detailed street closure schedule
• AC Transit race day detours
• Finish Line Festivities & Ceremony

This press release was produced by City of Berkeley. The views expressed here are the author’s own.