Falmouth Road Race will affect Sunday schedule for ferries to the Vineyard

Rasheek Tabassum Mujib, Cape Cod Times
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WOODS HOLE — The 50th Falmouth Road Race on Sunday is expected to affect the schedules for the ferries run that morning by the Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority. Ferry officials warn passengers to plan ahead.

Due to the race route, access to the Woods Hole Terminal via Woods Hole Road will be limited until 8 a.m. and closed completely from 8 a.m. until about 10 a.m., or until the last runner has cleared the area, according to a Steamship Authority press release.

Travelers should expect travel delays along Woods Hole Road and Palmer Avenue all day as a result of the race.

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Sunday trips are not canceled, but customers traveling between 8 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. must be on the Woods Hole terminal property no later than 8 a.m. for passenger or vehicle transportation, officials said. The last bus to the terminal will leave the Thomas B. Landers Road lot at 7:25 a.m.; the last bus from the Palmer Avenue parking lot will leave at 7:40 a.m.

The 50th Falmouth Road Race on Sunday is expected to affect the schedules for the ferries run that morning by the Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority. Above, a ferry prepares for boarding at the Steamship Authority terminal in Woods Hole in this file photo.
The 50th Falmouth Road Race on Sunday is expected to affect the schedules for the ferries run that morning by the Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority. Above, a ferry prepares for boarding at the Steamship Authority terminal in Woods Hole in this file photo.

What trips are affected

Affected will be trips departing from Woods Hole at 8:15 a.m., 8:35 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 9:50 a.m.; and trips departing from Martha’s Vineyard at 8:15 a.m., 8:35 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.

In addition, the 6:30 a.m. trip from Woods Hole to Oak Bluffs will now leave at 6:20 a.m., and the 7:30 a.m. trip from Oak Bluffs to Woods Hole Terminal will now leave at 7:15 a.m.

All inbound vehicles will be stopped for screening at Woods Hole Road and Harbor Hill Road by the Falmouth Police Department. Any vehicle without a Steamship Authority vehicle reservation will be denied access to the ferry terminal, officials said.

For more information and further updates, visit www.steamshipauthority.com/FalmouthRoadRace 

This article originally appeared on Cape Cod Times: Falmouth Road Race changes ferry schedules to Marth's Vineyard