Beware road closures during 40th Long Beach Marathon

October is almost here, and for Long Beach, that means it’s marathon time. 

Festivities for the 40th Long Beach Marathon begin Friday, Oct. 4, when participants can start picking up their bibs. City streets will start closing Saturday, Oct. 5 at for the Aquarium of the Pacific 5K race, and 26.2 miles will close for the marathon itself on Sunday, Oct. 6.

Streets will re-open on a “rolling basis” on Saturday between 4 a.m. and 10 a.m. and between 5 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sunday.

The closures, which include both sides of the street unless otherwise indicated, are as follows:

Saturday, Oct. 5:

• Aquarium Way - From Shoreline Drive to Golden Shore Road (4 a.m. to 10 a.m.)
• Eastbound Shoreline Drive - From Chestnut Avenue to Shoreline Village Drive (6 a.m. to 8 a.m.)
• Golden Shore Road - From Aquarium Way to Catalina Express (6 a.m. to 9 a.m.)
• Southbound Queensway Bridge - From Ocean Boulevard and Shoreline Drive to Harbor Plaza (6 a.m. to 9 a.m.)
• Northbound Queensway Bridge - From Harbor Plaza & 710 Freeway to Shoreline Drive & Ocean Boulevard (6 a.m. to 9 a.m.)
• Northbound Shoreline Drive - From Shoreline Village Drive to Ocean Boulevard (Note: this closure will last from 7 a.m. on Saturday until 5 p.m. on Sunday)

Sunday, Oct. 6:

• Northbound Shoreline Drive - From Shoreline Village Drive to Ocean Boulevard (Closed since Saturday to 5 p.m.)
• Shoreline Drive - From Shoreline Village Drive to Ocean Boulevard (12 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
• Shoreline Drive - From Shoreline Village Drive to 710 Freeway (5 a.m. to 10 a.m.)
• Pine Avenue - From Shoreline Drive to Seaside Way (5 a.m. to 10 a.m.)
• Queensway Bridge - From Shoreline Drive to 710 Freeway (5 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.)
• Ocean Boulevard - From Livingston Drive to 54th Street (5 a.m. to 11 a.m.)
• Livingston Drive - From Termini Avenue to Broadway (5 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.)
• Nieto Avenue - From Appian Way to Broadway (5 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
• Appian Way - From Nieto Avenue to East Third Street (5 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
• East Third Street - From Appian Way to Paioli Way (5 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
• Marine Stadium - Nieto Avenue to Bayshore Avenue (5 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.)
• 6th Street - From Park Avenue to Monrovia Avenue (5 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.)
• Park Avenue - From Anaheim Street to Appian Way (5 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
• Anaheim Street - From Pacific Coast Highway to Park Avenue (5 a.m. to 12:40 p.m.)
• Northbound Clark Avenue - From Atherton Street to Anaheim Street (5 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)
• Westbound Atherton Street - From Clark Avenue to Bellflower Boulevard (5 a.m. to 12 p.m.)
• Southbound Palo Verde Avenue - From Atherton Street to Anaheim Street (5 a.m. to 12 p.m.)
• Atherton Street - From Bellflower Boulevard to Palo Verde Avenue (5 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.)
• Ocean Boulevard - From Livingston Drive to Alamitos Avenue (5 a.m. to 2 p.m.)

City and marathon officials encourage residents to plan ahead to avoid these streets and expect traffic delays this weekend.

All roads are expected to be fully reopened by 2 p.m. Sunday.

The streets that make up the marathon route will be marked with No Parking signs, and vehicles violating these postings will be ticketed and towed at the owner’s expense.

For Belmont Shore, Peninsula and Naples residents, free parking will be available Saturday night through Sunday in the beach lots along Ocean Boulevard.

"Exiting may be possible at select areas on Sunday during the marathon by police escort," according to a city announcement.

For more information, including a map and details about neighborhoods being impacted, visit runlongbeach.com.

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