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City of Wilmington North Carolina - Expected Traffic Impacts For The 2024 Novant Health Marathon On Feb 24th 22 February 2024 ( news )
City of Wilmington , state North Carolina ( By Press Release office)
Feb 22,2024
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Drivers in Wilmington should expect some traffic delays as approximately 4 , 000 runners take part in the Novant Health Marathon , Half - Marathon , and 5K on Saturday , Feb . 24 .
The race will begin around 6:30 a . m . at Johnnie Mercers Pier in Wrightsville Beach and head down Eastwood Road in the opposing lane of traffic to MLK Parkway , finishing at Riverfront Park around 1 p . m . The full marathon will include a route toward Greenfield Lake .
A map of the full race route can be found here .
Drivers should be aware of detours and barricades that will be in place along the race route . Delays will release from east to west . Wrightsville Beach and Eastwood Road seeing impacts until 8 a . m . MLK Parkway to northern downtown until 9:30 a . m . Greenfield Lake ( Third Street will be completely closed at Greenfield Lake ) until 12 p . m . and Front/Nutt/Hanover streets with delays and closures until 1 p . m .
Here’s a list of associated road and lane closures in downtown , South Front & Greenfield Lake:
Southbound Front St between 3rd St & Red Cross St
Red Cross St between Front St & Water St
Water St between Red Cross St & Walnut St
Northbound lane of Water St between Walnut St & Chestnut St
Water St between Chestnut St & Princess St
Princess St between Front St & Water St ( access to Water St Center Parking lot via Princess St & Front St ( controlled )
Southbound Front St between Princess St & Dawson St
Southbound Front St between 3rd St & Dawson St ( cross streets of , Nun , Ann , Orange , Dock , Market , Princess Chestnut , Grace , Walnut , Hanover , Brunswick , Harnett & Cowan St open to vehicular traffic with controlled crossing by WPD and Event volunteers )
Westbound Orange St between Front St & Water St
Church St at Front St
Queen St at Front St
Northbound Front St between Burnett Blvd/Carolina Beach Rd and Dawson St
Front St on ramp to Cape Fear Memorial Bridge/westbound Hwy 74/76
Greenfield St between Front St & 5th St/Lakeshore Dr ( eastbound lane open for resident/business access to Front St residents/businesses on Greenfield/2nd St )
Lane closure – Inside lane of Lakeshore Dr , from 5th Ave to Woodland Ave – no vehicular traffic clockwise around Greenfield Lake
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