This coming Sunday (1/17/2010) is going to be a big day for the 30,000 runners who descend on the Phoenix landscape for one of the biggest parties in Arizona. My son couldn’t resist volunteering at one of the water stations with a bunch of his high schools friends. I’m thinking that I’ll be somewhere along the route with my camera in tow, being very glad that I prefer to run much shorter races!
If you aren’t running in the race, you will want to know a few things about getting around town.
The City of Scottsdale has provided the following traffic update:
Traffic restrictions on several major streets in Scottsdale will be in effect beginning at 6:30 a.m. and will last until early afternoon. Drivers are strongly encouraged to use the freeway system to maneuver around the marathon route.
Major streets affected include:
- Eastbound closure of Indian School Road from Scottsdale’s western boundary to Goldwater Boulevard
- Southbound closure of Goldwater south to its intersection with Scottsdale Road
- Complete closure of Main Street from Goldwater Boulevard to Marshall Way
- Complete closure of Marshall Way between Main Street and Goldwater Boulevard
- Southbound closure of Scottsdale Road from its intersection with Goldwater Boulevard (near Osborn Road) south to McDowell Road
- Eastbound closure of McDowell from Scottsdale Road east to Hayden Road
- Southbound closure of Hayden Road from McDowell south to the Tempe city line
On Sunday, you will also be able to get updates on current traffic condition via the state’s “511″ phone system. Dial “511″, press the key for this event and hear the update. You can also get information on the current Scottsdale traffic and parking conditions by calling the city’s information phone line: (480) 312-CITY.
For more details on the race course that travel from Phoenix to Scottsdale to Tempe, you can visit arizona.competitor.com, and check out the race course map.
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