Traffic Alert: Street closures for the 2023 BMW Dallas Marathon

DALLAS — Runners will take to the streets of Downtown Dallas this weekend for the annual BMW Dallas Marathon.
The BMW Dallas Marathon is a nonprofit focused on promoting health and fitness. Founded in 1971, the event has become Dallas’ largest and Texas’ longest-running marathon. The marathon runs Dec. 8-10, and street closures have already started.

Street closures for event setup through Dec. 12 

• Marilla Street from Young Street to Ervay Street until 6 a.m. Dec. 12.
• Browder Street from Young Street to Horseshoe lot until 6 a.m. Dec. 12.
• The northbound lanes of Akard Street from Canton Street to Marilla Street until 3:30 p.m. Dec. 9
• A northbound lane of Akard Street from Marilla Street to Young Street until 6 a.m. Dec. 12.
• The city hall horseshoe from the Akard Street entrance to the Browder Street exit until 6 p.m. Dec. 10.
• The Young Street entrance of the city hall garage until 6 a.m. Dec. 11.
• Field Street from the DFCU dock to Young Street until 3:30 p.m. Dec. 9. 
• Young Street from Field Street to Evergreen Street until 3:30 p.m.  Dec. 9.
• Ervay Street from Wood Street to Canton Street until 3:30 p.m. Dec. 9.
• Southbound lanes of Akard Street from Wood Street to Marilla Street until 3:30 p.m. Dec. 9.
• Marilla Street from Ervay Street to Evergreen Street until 3:30 p.m. Dec. 9.

Street closures for the Saturday event routes:

• Young Street from Marilla Street to Market Street from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
• Market Street from Young Street to Main Street from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
• Main Street from Market Street to Commerce Street from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
• The median lane of Commerce Street from Main Street to Riverfront Boulevard from 8:30 am. to 10:30 a.m.
• The median lane of Riverfront Boulevard from Commerce Street to Continental Avenue from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
• The eastbound lanes of Continental Avenue from Riverfront Boulevard to the Ron Kirk Bridge from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
• The curb lane of Riverfront Boulevard from Continental Avenue to Commerce Street from 8:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
• The median lane of Commerce Street from Riverfront Boulevard to Main Street from 8:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
• The curb lane of Main Street from Commerce Street to Walton Street from 8:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
• Walton Street from Main Street to Commerce Street from 8:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
• Good Latimer Expressway from Commerce Street to Canton Street from 8:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
• Canton Street from Good Latimer Expressway to Young Street from 8:45 a.m. to 11 a.m.
• Young Street from Canton Street to Ervay Street from 8:45 a.m. to 11 a.m.
• Lamar Street from Wood Street to Main Street from 8:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
• Cesar Chavez Boulevard from Main Street to Canton Street from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Street closures for Sunday, Dec. 10

• Marilla Street from city hall to Young Street from 8 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
• Young Street from Marilla Street to Wood Street from 8:02 a.m. to 9:50 a.m.
• Wood Street from Young Street to S. Houston Street from 8:03 a.m. to 9:53 a.m.
• S. Houston Street from Wood Street to Commerce Street from 8:03 a.m. to 9:55 a.m.
• Commerce Street from S. Houston Street to N. Riverfront Boulevard from 8:05 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.
• N. Riverfront Boulevard from Commerce Street to Continental Avenue from 8:08 a.m. to 10:07 a.m.
• Continental Avenue from N. Riverfront Boulevard to N. Houston Street from 8:11 a.m. to 10:14 a.m.
• N. Houston Street from Continental Avenue to Nowitzki Way from 8:12 a.m. to 10:18 a.m.
• Nowitzki Way from N. Houston Street to Olive Street from 8:13 a.m. to 10:21 a.m.
• Olive Street from Nowitzki Way to Harry Hines Boulevard from 8:14 a.m. to 10:23 a.m.
• Harry Hines Boulevard from Olive street to N. Harwood Street from 8:14 a.m. to 10:23 a.m.
• N. Harwood Street from Harry Hines Boulevard to Cedar Springs Road from 8:14 a.m. to 10:24 a.m.
• Northbound lanes of Cedar Springs Road from N. Harwood Street to Turtle Creek Boulevard from 8:18 a.m. to 10:33 a.m.
• Northbound lanes of Turtle Creek Boulevard from Cedar Springs Road to Lakeside Drive from 8:25 a.m. to 10:54 a.m.
• Northbound lanes of Lakeside Drive from Turtle Creek Boulevard to Armstrong Avenue from 8:26 a.m. to 10:57 a.m.
• Armstrong Avenue from the Armstrong Avenue ramp to Cowper Avenue from 8:28 a.m. to 11:09 a.m.
• Cowper Avenue from Armstrong Avenue to Harvard Avenue from 8:31 a.m. to 11:09 a.m.
• Harvard Avenue from Cowper Avenue to Tracy Street from 8:31 a.m. to 11:13 a.m.
• Tracy Street from Harvard Avenue to Webb Avenue from 8:34 a.m. to 11:16 a.m.
• Webb Avenue from Tracy Street to the North Central Expressway access road from 8:34 a.m. to 11:17 a.m.
• The North Central Expressway access road from Webb Avenue to Monticello Avenue from 8:35 a.m. to 11:19 a.m.
• Monticello Avenue from Cole Avenue to Greenville from 8:38 a.m. to 11:28 a.m.
• Greenville Avenue from Monticello Avenue to Richmond Avenue from 8:43 a.m. to 11:33 a.m.
• Richmond Avenue from Greenville Avenue to Gaston Avenue from 8:49 a.m. to 11:57 a.m.
• Westbound lanes of Gaston Avenue from Richmond Avenue to White Rock Road from 8:53 a.m. to 12:08 p.m.
• White Rock Road from Gaston Avenue to W. Lawther Drive from 8:56 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
• W. Lawther Drive from White Rock Road to Branchfield Drive from 9:03 a.m. to 12:36 pm.
• Branchfield Drive from W. Lawther Drive to Fisher Road from 9:04 a.m. to 12:39 p.m.
• Fisher Road from Branchfield Drive to Dalgreen Drive from 9:05 a.m. to 12:40 p.m.
• Dalgreen Drive from Fisher Road to W. Lawther Drive from 9:07 a.m. to 12:44 p.m.
• W. Lawther Drive from Dalgreen Drive to White Rock Lake Trail from 9:10 a.m. to 12:55 p.m.
• White Rock Lake Trail from W. Lawther Drive to E. Lawther Drive from 9:14 a.m. to 1:04 p.m.
• E. Lawther Drive from White Rock Lake Trail to Winstead Drive from 9:19 a.m. to 1:18 p.m.
• Winstead Drive from White Rock Creek Trail to White Rock Road from 9:44 am. to 2:25 p.m.
• White Rock Road from Winstead Drive to Gaston Avenue from 9:46 a.m. to 2:29 p.m.
• Westbound lanes of Gaston Avenue from White Rock Road to Richmond Avenue from 9:50 a.m. to 2:40 p.m.
• Richmond Avenue from Gaston Avenue to Greenville Avenue from 9:55 a.m. to 2:54 p.m.
• Greenville Avenue from Richmond Avenue to Ross Avenue from 8:45 a.m. to 2:59 p.m.
• Westbound lanes of Ross Avenue from Greenville Avenue to Routh Street from 8:56 a.m. to 3:28 p.m.
• Northbound lanes of Routh Street from Ross Avenue to the Woodall Rogers Freeway access road from 8:57 a.m. to 3:31 p.m.
• The Woodall Rogers Freeway access road from Routh Street to Lamar Boulevard from 8:56 a.m. to 3:28 p.m.
• Lamar Boulevard from the Woodall Rogers Freeway access road to Continental Avenue from 9:02 a.m. to 3:28 p.m.
• Continental Avenue from the Woodall Rogers Freeway access road to the N. Stemmons Freeway access road from 9:03 a.m. to 3:49 p.m.
• The North Stemmons Freeway Access Road from Continental Avenue to Commerce Street from 9:06 a.m. to 3:56 p.m.
• Commerce Street from the N. Stemmons Freeway access road to S. Ervay Street from 9:10 a.m. to 4:08 p.m.
• S. Ervay Street from Commerce Street to Marilla Street from 9:12 a.m. to 4:11 p.m.

Race Route

Race Schedule

Saturday 

• 10K begins at 8:30 a.m.
• 5K/5K team begins at 8:45 a.m.
• 5K walk begins at 8:50 a.m.
• Kid’s 100-meter dash begins at 10:15 a.m.
• Oncor kid’s race begins at 11 a.m.

Sunday

Sunday features a full marathon, half marathon, half marathon walk, and a 50K ultra marathon, as well as the Shell Energy relays. Races begin between 8:30 and 9 a.m.

Health and Fitness Expo

The annual expo runs from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. It’s also an official packet pick-up location for race participants.

Beneficiary

Since naming a primary beneficiary in 1997, the BMW Dallas Marathon Festival has donated more than $4 million to Scottish Rite for Children, according to the event website.

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