Thousands of runners will storm through Provo on Saturday, May 5 for the Provo City Half Marathon. We want them to be safe so some driving pattern adjustments will need to be made on that day. Some streets will need to be closed to traffic during the event. If you’re not running in the race, you may want take note of how it could impact traffic.
University Avenue between 300 S and 200 N will be closed from 7:00 pm on Friday May 6th until 1:00 pm on Saturday May 7th due to the Provo City Half Marathon / 5K.
At 7:00 am, the morning of the race, the outside northbound lane of University Avenue will be closed for the race participants from 300 S. to the mouth of the canyon. Officers allow traffic to get through the intersections when there is a break in the runners. Please detour using 300 South until 1:00 pm.
These road closures were not well advertised. Next time we have a marathon (seems like there are multiple each year), please choose a route other than the major thoroughfare through town. If the route goes on University, we need multiple crossing points.