Road closures for California International Marathon in Sacramento: What you need to know

Jacqueline Pinedo
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In preparation for the California International Marathon, street closures will start on Friday, Dec. 2, throughout Sacramento’s neighborhoods.

More than 9,000 runners are expected to run the 26.2 mile course this Sunday, Dec. 4. The marathon trail starts in Folsom and ends at the State Capitol.

Here are the scheduled street closures according to the CIM website:

Friday

  • 8th and 9th Street will close at 8 a.m. and scheduled to re-open at 5 p.m. on Sunday Dec. 4.

  • 9th Street will close at 2 p.m., between N and L Street. It is scheduled to re-open at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4.

Saturday

  • 8th and 10th streets will close at 6 a.m. between N and L streets. It is scheduled to re-open at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4.

Sunday

  • Auburn Folsom Road will be closed at 3 a.m. starting at the Eureka Road intersection. It is scheduled to re-open at 9:30 a.m.

  • Street closures along the race course are also scheduled for Sunday, and are scheduled to re-open as racers pass through.

Below is a list of estimated street opening times from race organizer’s predictions on when runners will run by:

Streets closing at 5:20 a.m.

  • Folsom-Auburn Road and Oak Avenue will re-open at 7:50 a.m.

  • American River Canyon Drive and Oak Avenue will re-open at 8:05 am.

  • San Juanita and Oak avenues will re-open at 8:05 a.m.

Streets closing at 6:15 a.m.

  • California Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard will re-open at 10:50 a.m.

  • Manzanita Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard will re-open at 11:00 a.m.

Streets closing at 6:50 a.m.

  • April Street and Oak Avenue will re-open at 8:20 a.m.

  • Beech and Oak avenues will re-open at 8:30a.m.

  • Wachtel Way and Oak Avenue will re-open at 8:50 a.m.

  • Oak Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard will re-open at 9:00 a.m.

  • Woodlake Hills Drive and Fair Oaks Boulevard will re-open at 9:20 a.m.

  • Greenback Lane and Fair Oaks Boulevard will re-open at 9:30 a.m.

Streets closing at 7 a.m.

  • 15th and L streets will re-open at 4 p.m.

  • 8th and L streets will re-open at 4 p.m.

Streets closing at 7:05 a.m.

  • Niessen Way and Fair Oaks Boulevard will re-open at 9:35 a.m.

  • Maddison Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard will re-open at 9:40 a.m.

  • Dorian Way and Fair Oaks Boulevard will re-open at 10:00 a.m.

  • Winding Way and Fair Oaks Boulevard will re-open at 10:10 a.m.

  • Sunrise and Fair Oaks boulevards will re-open at 10:10 a.m.

  • New York Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard will re-open at 10:20 a.m.

  • Hollister Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard will re-open at 10:40 a.m.

Streets closing at 7:30 a.m.

  • Grant Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard will re-open at 11:10 a.m.

  • Kenneth Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard will re-open at 11:30 a.m.

  • Garfield Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard will re-open at 11:40 a.m.

  • Paloma Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard will re-open at 11:55 a.m.

  • Saverien Drive and Fair Oaks Boulevard will re-open at 12 p.m.

  • Coronado and Fair Oaks boulevards will re-open at 12:30 p.m.

  • Watt Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard will re-open at 1 p.m.

  • Hawthorn Road and Fair Oaks Boulevard will re-open at 1 p.m.

  • University Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard will re-open at 1 p.m.

Streets closing at 8 a.m.

  • Munroe Street and Fair Oaks Boulevard will re-open at 1 p.m.

  • Howe Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard will re-open at 1 p.m.

  • Carlson Drive and J Street will re-open at 1:15 p.m.

  • Bear Flag Way and J Street will re-open at 1:30 p.m.

  • 33rd and J streets will re-open at 1:45 p.m.

  • J Street and Alhambra Boulevard turn will re-open at 1:45 p.m.

  • L and 29th streets will re-open at 1:45 p.m.

  • 22nd and L streets will re-open at 2:05 p.m.

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