Traffic Advisory Issued For Thanksgiving Road Race Through Westport

Information from the Westport Police Department

WESTPORT, CT — The Pequot Running Club of Fairfield will be holding their annual Thanksgiving Day 5-mile road race and 2.6-mile walk this Thursday, November 23, 2023.

The event kicks off in Southport and will initially enter Westport town limits from Pequot Avenue/Beachside Avenue. It then travels north on Sasco Creek Road, east on Greens Farms Road, northwest on Clapboard Hill Road, south on Maple Avenue South, west on Greens Farms Road, south on New Creek Road and then east on Beachside Avenue until the race again enters Southport on Pequot Avenue. See map below.

The event is scheduled to begin promptly at 8:15am. It is estimated that participants will have completely exited all Westport roads by approximately 10:30am. While the race is traveling through town, residents and motorists can expect temporary road closures and associated traffic delays. Please alter any travel plans accordingly, allowing extra time for any delays caused by the event, and/or seek alternate routes around the area wherever possible.