AKRON — Many road will be closed on Friday evening and Saturday morning for the FirstEnergy Akron Marathon, Half Marathon and Team Relay event. Here's a rundown of what to expect if you're driving through the area.
Road closures for Friday evening:
| Road Closures | Restrictions | Approximate Time |
| S. Broadway St. | Between E. Mill St. and E. Market St. | Beginning at 6:30 p.m. |
Road closures for Saturday:
| Road Closures | Restrictions | Approximate Time |
| S. Broadway | Between Exchange St. and Martin Luther King Blvd. | 5:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
| Y-Bridge northbound | Between Martin Luther King Blvd. and N. Main St. | 7:00 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. |
| N. Main St. northbound | Between Olive St. and E. Cuyahoga Falls Ave. | 7:00 a.m. – 7:45 a.m. |
| E. Cuyahoga Falls Ave. | Between N. Main St. and Carpenter St. | 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. |
| Tallmadge Ave. | Between Cuyahoga St. and N. Main St. | 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. |
| N. Main St. southbound | Between Tallmadge Ave. and Olive St. | 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. |
| Y-Bridge southbound | Between N. Main St. and Martin Luther King Blvd. | 7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. |
| High St. | Between Martin Luther King Blvd. and S. Main St. | 7:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. |
| Bowery St. | Between W. Center St. and S. Broadway | 7:15 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
| Quaker St. | Between W. Bowery St. and Ash St. | 7:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. |
| Ash St. | Between Dart Ave. and Ash St. | 7:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. |
| University Ave. | Between S. Broadway and Hill St. | 7:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. |
| Wolf Ledges Pkwy southbound | Between University Ave. and E. South St. | 7:15 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. |
| E. South St. eastbound | Between Wolf Ledges Pkwy and Grant St. | 7:15 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. |
| Grant St. | Between E. South St. and N. Firestone Blvd. | 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. |
| N. Firestone Blvd. | Between Girard St. and Thornapple Ave. | 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. |
| S. Firestone Blvd. | Between Thornapple Ave. and E. Wilbeth Rd. | 7:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. |
| Palm Ave. | Between S. Firestone Blvd. and Aster Ave. | 7:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. |
| Aster Ave. | Between Palm Ave. and N. Firestone Blvd. | 7:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. |
| N. Firestone Blvd. | Between Aster Ave. and Beardsley St. | 7:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. |
| Beardsley St. | Between N. Firestone Blvd. and E. Wilbeth Rd. | 7:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. |
| Wilbeth Rd. westbound | Between Brown St. and Firestone Pkwy | 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. |
| Firestone Pkwy northbound | Between W. Wilbeth Rd. and W. Firestone Blvd. | 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. |
| W. Firestone Blvd. | Between Firestone Pkwy and S. Main St. | 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. |
| S. Main St. northbound | Between Wilbeth Rd. and S. High St. | 7:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. |
| W. Market St. westbound | Between High St. and Main St. | 7:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. |
| N. Main St. northbound | Between Market St. and Martin Luther King Blvd. | 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. |
| N Howard St. | Between N. Main St. and Cuyahoga St. | 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. |
| W. North St. | Between N. Howard St. and N. Maple St. | 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. |
| Merriman Rd. | Between Treaty Line and N. Portage Path | 8:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. |
| N. Portage Path | Between Treaty Line and Merriman Rd. | 8:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. |
| Sand Run Pkwy. | Between N. Portage Path and Revere Rd. | 8:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
| Sand Run Rd. | Between W. Market St. and Smith Rd. | 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
| Overwood Rd. | Between Sand Run Rd and Wiltshire | 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
| Wiltshire Rd. | Between N. Hawkins Ave. and Castle Blvd. | 8:30 a.m. – 12:40 p.m. |
| Fairfax Rd. | Between Hawkins and Castle | 8:30 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. |
| Rampart Ave. | Between Fairfax and Bond | 8:30 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. |
| Castle Blvd. | Between Fairfax and Garman Rd. | 8:40 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. |
| Garman Rd. | Between Melbourne Ave. and N. Portage Path | 8:40 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
| N. Portage Path southbound | Between Mayfair Rd. and W. Market St. | 8:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
| W. Market St. eastbound | Between Portage Path and S. Main St. | 8:50 a.m. – 1:50 p.m. |
| S. Main St. | Between Market St. and Mill St. | 9:00 a.m. – 1:50 p.m. |
Here's a map of the Full Marathon:
Here's a map of the Half Marathon:
RELATED: Organizers of Akron Marathon Race Series requiring proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test
Download the News 5 Cleveland app now for more stories from us, plus alerts on major news, the latest weather forecast, traffic information and much more. Download now on your Apple device here, and your Android device here.
You can also catch News 5 Cleveland on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, YouTube TV, DIRECTV NOW, Hulu Live and more. We're also on Amazon Alexa devices. Learn more about our streaming options here.
