{"id":206373,"date":"2026-03-05T23:58:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T23:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/206373\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T23:58:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T23:58:07","slug":"here-are-all-the-2026-l-a-marathon-road-closures-you-should-avoid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/206373\/","title":{"rendered":"Here are all the 2026 L.A. Marathon road closures you should avoid"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good luck to all those running the L.A. Marathon<\/a> on Sunday. Also, good luck to anyone thinking about driving anywhere near the L.A. Marathon route<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n

This is\u00a0your friendly annual reminder that thousands of runners will descend on 26.2 miles of L.A.\u2019s streets this weekend, and an even greater mileage of rolling road closures will shut down traffic near Dodger Stadium<\/a>, around Downtown<\/a>, toward Hollywood<\/a> and in Beverly Hills<\/a>. (Of course, you\u2019re always welcome to use the Metro<\/a>\u00a0to avoid some of these closures and cheer on the runners.)<\/p>\n

When the L.A. Marathon kicks off on Sunday, March 8, you\u2019re going to want to avoid driving near some of the city\u2019s busiest areas starting at 4 or 5am\u00a0until later in the morning or afternoon: Steer clear of Downtown until a little after 10am, avoid Hollywood (specifically near Hollywood Boulevard) until around noon and\u00a0Beverly Hills\u00a0until 1pm.<\/p>\n

West of there, things get a little more complicated. This year\u2019s\u00a0marathon once again drops the classic stadium-to-the-sea route\u00a0in exchange for\u00a0a \u201cStadium to Stars\u201d\u00a0route that makes a U-turn around Brentwood and then wraps up in Century City. So\u00a0Santa Monica<\/a> won\u2019t be affected by street closures, but Brentwood, Westwood and\u00a0Century City will be doubly impacted: All of Santa Monica Boulevard from Wilshire Boulevard to Sepulveda Boulevard will stay closed until 6pm, while San Vicente Boulevard in Brentwood will be closed until 5pm. And consider Century City, where you\u2019ll find the finish line and festival, shut down to cars for most of the weekend\u2014specifically from Saturday morning at 8am until Sunday night at 8pm.<\/p>\n

The marathon route itself accounts for some of the most major closures, but expect to see many side streets shut down, too. (Freeways will remain open,\u00a0but some off-ramps will be closed for periods throughout the day.) With all that in mind, we\u2019ve included a map of the major street closures below, as well as an exhaustive list<\/a> of all of the side street and freeway ramps that will be impacted.<\/p>\n

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Street closures on the L.A. Marathon course<\/p>\n

Elysian Park Ave: Between Dodger Stadium and Sunset Blvd from 4am\u20139am<\/p>\n

Sunset Blvd: Between Park Ave and Figueroa St from 4am\u20139:20am<\/p>\n

Cesar Chavez Ave: Between Bunker Hill and Alameda St from 4am\u20139:32am<\/p>\n

Broadway: Between Cesar Chavez Ave and Alpine St from 4am\u20139:35am<\/p>\n

Alpine St: Between Hill St and Alameda St from 4am\u20139:35am<\/p>\n

Spring St: Between College St and 1st St from 4am\u20139:35am<\/p>\n

1st St: Between Hope St and San Pedro St from 4am\u20139:50am<\/p>\n

Los Angeles St: Between\u00a0Temple St and 5th St from 4am\u20139:50am<\/p>\n

4th St: Between Los Angeles St and Main St from 4am\u20139:50am<\/p>\n

Main St: Between 5th St and Temple St from 4am\u20139:50am<\/p>\n

3rd St: Between San Pedro St and Hill St from 4am\u20139:50am<\/p>\n

Hill St: Between 4th St and Temple St from 4am\u20139:50am<\/p>\n

1st St: Between San Pedro St and Hope St from 4am\u201310:05am<\/p>\n

Grand Ave: Between Cesar Chavez Ave and 2nd St from 4am\u201310:05am<\/p>\n

Temple St: Between Alameda St and Glendale Blvd from 4am\u201310:20am<\/p>\n

Edgeware Rd: Between Temple St and Boston St from 4am\u201310:20am<\/p>\n

Bellevue Ave: Between Sunset Blvd and Glendale Blvd from 4am\u201310:20am<\/p>\n

Glendale Blvd: Between Temple St and Sunset Blvd from 4am\u201310:40am<\/p>\n

Sunset Blvd: Between Echo Park Ave and Virgil Ave from 4am\u201311:10am<\/p>\n

Hollywood Blvd: Between Hillhurst Ave and La Brea Ave from 4am\u2013noon<\/p>\n

Orange Ave: Between Hollywood Blvd and Sunset Blvd from 4am\u2013noon<\/p>\n

Sunset Blvd: Between Highland Ave and Doheny Dr from 5am\u201312:45pm<\/p>\n

San Vicente Blvd: Between Sunset Blvd and Melrose Ave from 5am\u20131pm<\/p>\n

Santa Monica Blvd: Between La Cienega Blvd and Sierra Dr from 5am\u20131pm<\/p>\n

Doheny Dr: Between Nemo St and Wilshire Blvd from 5am\u20131pm<\/p>\n

Burton Way: Between Robertson Blvd and Rexford Dr from 5am\u20131pm<\/p>\n

S Santa Monica Blvd: Between Rexford Dr and Moreno Blvd from 5am\u20131pm<\/p>\n

Rodeo Dr: Between Santa Monica Blvd and Wilshire Blvd from 5am\u20131pm<\/p>\n

Wilshire Blvd: Between Beverly Dr and Santa Monica Blvd from 5am\u20131pm<\/p>\n

Santa Monica Blvd: Between Wilshire Blvd and Sepulveda Blvd from 5am\u20136pm<\/p>\n

Sepulveda Blvd: Between Santa Monica Blvd and Wilshire Blvd from 5am\u20132:45pm<\/p>\n

Wilshire Blvd: Between Sepulveda Blvd and Barrington Ave from 5am\u20132:20pm<\/p>\n

San Vicente Blvd: Between Wilshire Blvd and Saltair Ave from 5am\u20135pm<\/p>\n

Ave of the Stars: Between Santa Monica Blvd and Constellation Blvd from 8am (Sat)\u20138pm (Sun)<\/p>\n

Ave of the Stars: Between Constellation Blvd and Olympic Blvd from 1am\u20138pm<\/p>\n

Santa Monica Blvd (EB lanes): Between Ave of the Stars and Century Park East from 7pm (Sat)\u20136pm (Sun)<\/p>\n

Constellation Blvd: Between Ave of the Stars and\u00a0Century Park East from 1am\u20138pm<\/p>\n

Century Park East: Between Santa Monica Blvd and Constellation Blvd from 8am (Sat)\u20138pm (Sun)<\/p>\n

Century Park East: Between Constellation Blvd and Olympic Blvd from 3am\u20138pm<\/p>\n

Local access only
\nElysian Park, Downtown, Echo Park, Silver Lake<\/p>\n

Stadium Way: Between Scott Ave and Chavez Ravine Pl from 4am\u20139am<\/p>\n

Douglas St: Between Sunset Blvd and Elysian Park Dr from 4am\u20139am<\/p>\n

Sutherland\/Quintero: Between Sunset Blvd and Macbeth St from 4am\u20139am<\/p>\n

Figueroa St: Between Alpine St and 2nd St from 4am\u201310:05am<\/p>\n

Hill St: Between Ord St and Cesar Chavez Ave from 4am\u201310:05am<\/p>\n

Ord St: Between Hill St and Alameda St from 4am\u20139:35am<\/p>\n

Temple St: Between Los Angeles St and Spring St from 4am\u20139:50am<\/p>\n

3rd St: Between San Pedro St and Los Angeles St from 4am\u20139:50am<\/p>\n

Broadway: Between Temple St and 2nd St from 4am\u201310:05am<\/p>\n

Hope St: Between Temple St and 1st St from 4am\u201310:05am<\/p>\n

Dewap Rd: Between Temple St and 1st St from 4am\u201310:05am<\/p>\n

Beaudry Ave: Between Sunset Blvd and 1st St from 4am\u201310:05am<\/p>\n

Alvarado St: Between Glendale Blvd and Temple St from 4am\u201310:40am<\/p>\n

Griffith Park Blvd: Between Effie St and Sunset Blvd from 4am\u201310:55am<\/p>\n

Santa Monica Blvd: Between Sunset Blvd and Hoover St\/Myra Ave from 4am\u201310:55am<\/p>\n

Fountain Ave: Between Myra Ave and Virgil Ave from 4am\u201310:55am<\/p>\n

Hollywood<\/p>\n

Hillhurst Ave: Between Franklin Ave and Hollywood Blvd from 4am\u201311:10am<\/p>\n

Vermont Ave: Between Franklin Ave and Sunset Blvd from 4am\u201311:10am<\/p>\n

Normandie Ave: Between Franklin Ave and Sunset Blvd from 4am\u201311:25am<\/p>\n

Western Ave: Between Franklin Ave and Sunset Blvd from 4am\u201311:25am<\/p>\n

Wilton Pl: Between Franklin Ave and Sunset Blvd from 4am\u201311:25am<\/p>\n

Gower St: Between Franklin Ave and Sunset Blvd from 4am\u201311:40am<\/p>\n

Vine St: Between Franklin Ave and Sunset Blvd from 4am\u201311:40am<\/p>\n

Cahuenga Blvd: Between Franklin Ave and Sunset Blvd from 4am\u201311:40am<\/p>\n

Highland Ave: Between Franklin Ave and Sunset Blvd from 4am\u2013noon<\/p>\n

La Brea Ave: Between Hollywood Blvd and De Longpre Ave from 4am\u2013noon<\/p>\n

West Hollywood<\/p>\n

Fairfax Ave: Between Hollywood Blvd and Santa Monica Blvd from 4am\u201312:15pm<\/p>\n

Laurel Canyon Blvd: Between Hollywood Blvd and Santa Monica Blvd from 5am\u201312:30pm<\/p>\n

La Cienega Blvd: Between Sunset Blvd and Santa Monica Blvd from 5am\u201312:45pm<\/p>\n

Beverly Hills<\/p>\n

Alden Dr: Between Oakhurst Dr and Doheny Dr from 5am\u20131pm<\/p>\n

3rd St: Between Oakhurst Dr and Robertson Blvd from 5am\u20131pm<\/p>\n

West L.A.<\/p>\n

Barrington Ave: Between Montana Ave and Dorothy St from 5am\u20132:40pm<\/p>\n

Montana Ave: Between Bringham Ave and Bundy Dr from 5am\u20132:55pm<\/p>\n

Bundy Dr: Between Dunoon Ln and Montana Ave from 5am\u20132:55pm<\/p>\n

Beverly Glen Blvd: Between Wilshire Blvd and Santa Monica Blvd from 5am\u20131:50pm<\/p>\n

Westwood Blvd: Between Wilshire Blvd and Santa Monica Blvd from 5am\u20132:05pm<\/p>\n

Massachusetts Ave: Between Sepulveda Blvd and Cotner Ave from 5am\u20132:20pm<\/p>\n

Ohio Ave: Between Sepulveda Blvd and Cotner Ave from 5am\u20132:20pm<\/p>\n

Freeway ramp closures<\/p>\n

Northbound 110: Hill St\/Stadium Way ramp from 3am\u20139:35am<\/p>\n

Northbound 110: 110 NB to 101 SB\/Temple St ramp from 3:10am\u20139:42am<\/p>\n

Southbound 110: Hill St ramp from 3am\u20139:35am<\/p>\n

Southbound 110: Stadium Way ramp from 3am\u20139:35am<\/p>\n

Southbound 110: Sunset Blvd ramp from 3am\u20139:20am<\/p>\n

Southbound 101: Temple St ramp from 3am\u201310:05am<\/p>\n

Southbound 101: Broadway ramp from 3am\u201310:05am<\/p>\n

Northbound 101: Spring St ramp from 3am\u20139:50am<\/p>\n

Northbound 101: Grand Ave ramp from 3am\u201310:05am<\/p>\n

Northbound 101: Echo Park Ave\/Glendale Blvd ramp from 4am\u201310:20am<\/p>\n

Northbound 101: Hollywood Blvd ramp from 3:55am\u201311:40am<\/p>\n

Northbound 101: Gower St ramp (left turn lane) from 3:55am\u201311:18am<\/p>\n

Northbound 101: Highland Blvd ramp from 4am\u2013noon<\/p>\n

Southbound 101: Highland Blvd ramp from 4:05am\u201311:44am<\/p>\n

Southbound 101: Vine St ramp (right turn lane) from 3:55am\u201311:18am<\/p>\n

Southbound 101: Gower St ramp (right turn lane) from 3:55am\u201311:18am<\/p>\n

Southbound 101: Hollywood Blvd ramp from 3:55am\u201311:18am<\/p>\n

Southbound 405: Santa Monica Blvd ramp (left lane) from 4:45am\u20132:50pm<\/p>\n

Southbound 405: Wilshire Blvd EB and WB ramps from 4:45am\u20133pm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good luck to all those running the L.A. Marathon on Sunday. Also, good luck to anyone thinking about…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":206374,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[7579,22573,48,52,51,47,50,49,7580,420],"class_list":{"0":"post-206373","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-categories-things-to-do","9":"tag-contributor-gillian-glover","10":"tag-la","11":"tag-la-headlines","12":"tag-la-news","13":"tag-los-angeles","14":"tag-los-angeles-headlines","15":"tag-los-angeles-news","16":"tag-news-city-life","17":"tag-things-to-do"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206373\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/206374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}