Street closures for road race, Sunday 3/14

[ron_newman]

An e-mail (and robo-call) I got from the city today:

Hello, this is Jackie Rossetti from the City of Somerville with information about street closures this weekend. On Sunday, March 14th beginning at 9am, Police and Traffic and Parking personnel will be detouring vehicles in and around the Davis and Teele Square areas to accommodate the running of the annual Race of Ireland road race. Secondary roads in the Davis Square area may also be closed to through traffic at that time. Major roadways including Holland Street to Alewife Brook Parkway, Powerhouse Boulevard, Broadway (in the Ball Square corridor) and Cedar Street and the Community Path will be closed from 11am to approximately 1pm. The Davis Square area will be closed to all traffic until approximately 1 p.m.

Buses to and from the Davis Square area will be rerouted down Elm Street, and during the race, buses along the race route may be delayed for a short period of time.

Police and MBTA Officials will be stationed throughout these areas to direct traffic and provide detour information.

For additional information, please call 311.

Comments

[mamajoan.livejournal.com]

I'll call 311 and ask this too, but does anyone know whether they will cancel/reschedule this race if the weather is bad? Current forecast is saying heavy rain and strong winds for Sunday.

[emcicle.livejournal.com]

the email I got said it goes on rain or shine....

[emcicle.livejournal.com]

also, clearly going to be a great run. :)

[dcltdw]

This. :)

[craigindaville.livejournal.com]

If this is anything like the Jingle Bell Run a few months ago, then my plans to go to Harvard Square on the bus are shot. Be forewarned, fellow MBTA riders- these closures will disrupt any bus line going near Davis, even miles from the closure itself!

[emcicle.livejournal.com]

you could take the red line, go to alewife, or take the 77 from mass ave, depending on where you are coming from.

[bobobb.livejournal.com]

I have friends coming over and I live dead in the center of the cut off streets. Is there any way for them to reach my house? Any sneaky roads they can cut through maybe near college ave?

[dcltdw]

It's only vehicular traffic that's stopped. Being a Sunday, they should be able to park outside the race area and just walk in. Pedestrian traffic should be fine unless the race has started, at which point, there'll be upwards of 5,000 people going by, so crossing the actual race course may be ill-advised.