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Prepare For Traffic Impacts From Cambridge Half-Marathon Sunday
The 2017 Cambridge Half Marathon course starts at CambridgeSide then heads west through MIT & Harvard to the North Beacon St. bridge.

CAMBRIDGE, MA - Drivers passing through Cambridge on Sunday should prepare for some major delays in the morning as more than a dozen of local streets will be closed for part of the morning for the Cambridge Half Marathon.
According to the City's website, the 2017 Cambridge Half Marathon course starts at CambridgeSide then heads west through MIT & Harvard to the North Beacon St. bridge in Watertown before heading back along the banks of the Charles River to the finish line located in Canal Park.
There will be rolling closures at Canal Park, First, Binney, Galileo Galilei, Vassar, Mass Ave, Albany, Erie, Sidney, Putnam Ave, Surrey, Cowperthwaite, and JFK streets.
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List of streets affected by race with street closure times:
Binney St WB [7:30-8:00A]
Galileo Galilei Way [7:30A - 8:00A]
Broadway @ Connector [7:30A - 8:00A]
Main St [7:30A - 8:00A]
Vassar St [7:30A - 8:00A]
Mass Ave Closed @ Vassar [7:30A - 8:00A]
Mass Ave Closed @ Albany St [7:30A - 8:00A]
Albany St [7:30A - 8:10A]
Eire St [7:30A - 8:10A]
Sidney St [7:40A - 8:10A]
Putnam Ave [7:40A - 8:25A]
River St Closed @ Putnam Ave [7:40A - 8:25A]
Western Ave Closed @ Putnam Ave [7:40A - 8:25A]
Surrey St [7:45A - 8:25A]
Cowperthwaite St [7:45A - 8:25A]
DeWolfe St [7:45A - 8:25A]
Memorial Dr between DeWolfe & JFK [7:45A - 8:30A]
For more information, visit www.cambridgehalf.com or contact Ed O’Connor at info@cambridgehalf.com or (617-398-0611).
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