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Road Closures

Road Closures – First Sunday in May

SPECIAL TRAFFIC ADVISORY – May 3 & May 4, 2025 – Race routes will impact traffic on Saturday, May 3, 2024, in Vancouver’s Riley Park, Coal Harbour and Downtown area, and on Sunday, May 4, 2025, in Riley Park, South Cambie, Oakridge, Fairview, Kerrisdale, Dunbar, UBC, Point Grey, Kitsilano, West End, Coal Harbour, Chinatown, Yaletown, Cambie, False Creek and Downtown neighbourhoods.

The Vancouver International Marathon Society RUNVAN® would like to advise residents and business owners of temporary road closures and traffic control measures to accommodate this annual event on the first Sunday of May. Thanks for your patience and cooperation in helping Vancouver deliver a world-class event.

Your safety is taken seriously and we respect the neighbourhoods through which BMO Marathon Vancouver courses run. Please travel safely.

Public Access Available Routes

Public Access

Area

Detour Times

Airport (7:30am-9:30am) Use Main St to Marine Dr
Coal Harbour (6am-5pm) Use W Cordova from Burrard
Canada Place / Port Use W Hastings via Main St
Transit Riders (7:30am-10am) Expect delays on Oak St, Cambie St & Granville St
Hillcrest Community Centre local access only via Main St & 30th
Detour Maps by Neighbourhood

Start Area – Queen Elizabeth Park

Times

Road Closures

Local Access Local access to Hillcrest Community Centre is available for locals via Main St and 30th Ave
SaTURDAY, 5pm – SUNDAY, 1pm Midlothian Ave from Dinmont to Clancy Lorange Way – CLOSED
SATURDAY, 10pm – SUNDAY, 10am Midlothian Ave from W 29th Ave to Ontario St – CLOSED
Sunday, RACE DAY START LINE on Midlothian Ave and Clancy Loranger Way – CLOSED
12am-12pm 33rd Ave at Main St – CLOSED
5am-9am Use Main St at 33rd Ave to access Hillcrest Community Centre
5am-9am Cambie St to Main St, from King Edward Ave to W 41st – LOCAL TRAFFIC
6:30am-9am W 29th Ave from Cambie St to Midlothian Ave – CLOSED

Finish Area – Coal Harbour

Times

Road Closures

Local Access Use W Cordova St via Burrard St
SATURDAY, 12pm – SUNDAY, 8pm W Hastings St – West of Burrard, from Burrard St to Bute St – CLOSED
SATURDAY, 12pm – SUNDAY, 8pm W Pender St – from Burrard St to Denman St – CLOSED
saturday, 12pm – Sunday, 8pm Thurlow St. – from Eveleigh St. to W Cordova St. – CLOSED
Sunday, Race Day FINISH LINE on W Pender St at Bute St – CLOSED
8:30am-3pm STREET FESTIVAL on W Hastings St between Burrard St and Bute St

South Cambie/ Oakridge/ Fairview

Times

Road Closures

6:30am-8:15am Cambie St from W 29th Ave to Pacific Blvd – Northbound CLOSED
6:45am-9am Cambie St from W 41st Ave to W 49th Ave – Northbound CLOSED
8am-9:30am Cambie St from King Edward Ave to W 49th Ave – Southbound CLOSED
7:30am-9am Granville St from W 41st Ave to W 57th Ave – LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY
7:30am-9am Oak St from W 41st Ave to W 57th Ave – LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY

UBC/ Endowment Lands/ Dunbar/ Southlands/ Kerrisdale

Times

Road Closures

8am-10am W 49th Ave from SW Marine Dr to Cambie St – Westbound CLOSED
8am-10:15am SW Marine Dr from Camosun St to 49th Ave – Westbound CLOSED
8am-10:15am W 41st Ave from Crown St to Camosun St/ SW Marine Dr – CLOSED
8am-10:30am Use Dunbar St – Camosun St from SW Marine Dr to W 29th Ave – CLOSED
8am-10:45am W 29th Ave from Imperial Dr to Camosun St – EB CLOSED
8:30am-10:45am Imperial Dr from W 29th Ave to W 16th Ave – CLOSED
8:30am-12Pm W 16th Ave from Imperial Dr to Wesbrook Mall – CLOSED
8:30am-12Pm W 16th Ave SW Marine Dr to Wesbrook Mall – Westbound CLOSED
8:45am-11am Blanca St from 16th Ave to 10th Ave – Southbound CLOSED
8:45am-11:30am NW/SW Marine Dr from Chancellor Blvd to W 16th Ave – CLOSED
LOCAL ACCESS W 41st Ave and Dunbar St – LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY

Point Grey/Kitsilano

Times

Road Closures

Block Party by Kits Beach on Cornwall Ave
9am-12:15pm NW Marine Dr from Chancellor Blvd to W 4th Ave – CLOSED
9am-12:15pm W 4th Ave at Trimble St – LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY
9am-12:15pm Belmont Ave and Marine Dr – LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY
9am-12:15pm Belmont Ave from NW Marine Dr to Discovery St – CLOSED
9am-12pm Discovery St from NW Marine Dr to Belmont Ave – CLOSED
9:15am-12:30pm W 4th Ave from NW Marine Dr to Highbury St – One Westbound lane CLOSED – Eastbound lanes OPEN
9am-12:15pm Alma St from Point Grey Rd to W 4th Ave – CLOSED
10:15am-12:15pm W 2nd Ave at Alma St – LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY
9:30am-12:45pm Point Grey Rd from Highbury St to Trafalgar St – CLOSED
9:30am-1pm Cornwall Ave from Chestnut St to Cypress St – CLOSED
9:30am-1pm Cornwall Ave from Trafalgar St to Cypress St – CLOSED
9:30am-1pm Kits Point perimeter: Arbutus North of Cornwall, McNicoll from Maple to Arbutus, Maple from McNicoll – Ogden, Ogden from Maple to Chestnut, Chestnut North of Cornwall – CLOSED
9:30am-1pm Whyte Ave & Chestnut St – Burrard Marina Access only via Cypress St

Downtown Vancouver

Times

Road Closures

6:30am-8am Cambie St Bridge from W 2nd to Pacific Blvd – NB Closed; Southbound Open
6:45am-8:45am Dunsmuir Viaduct – Northbound CLOSED; Use Main St to W Hastings St
9am-1:30pm Burrard St Bridge – Cornwall St to Pacific St – Southbound lane CLOSED, Two Northbound lanes OPEN
7:30am-12:45pm Denman St from W Georgia St to Seawall – CLOSED – LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY via Bayshore Dr at Cardero St

False Creek / Chinatown

Times

Road Closures

6:45am-8:45am Quebec St/ Columbia St from 1st Ave to E Pender St – Southbound CLOSED, Northbound OPEN – LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY
6:45am-8:45am E Pender St from Columbia St to Homer St – Eastbound CLOSED, Westbound OPEN
6:45am-8:45am Union St from Main St to Expo Blvd – CLOSED
6:45am-8:45am Pacific Blvd from Nelson St to Quebec St – CLOSED

Yaletown

Times

Road Closures

7am-9:15am Homer St from Pender St to Robson St – CLOSED
7am-9:15am Robson St from Homer St to Hamilton St – CLOSED
7am-9:15am Hamilton St from Robson St to Smithe St – CLOSED
7am-9:15am Helmcken St from Mainland St to Homer St – CLOSED
7am-9:15am Mainland St from Smithe St to Davie St – CLOSED
7am-9:15am Davie St from Mainland St to Pacific Blvd – CLOSED

West End

Times

Road Closures

Block Party by English Bay along Beach Ave and Gilford St
7am-9:15am Pacific St from Richards St to Seymour St – Eastbound CLOSED
7am-9:15am Pacific Blvd from Seymour St to Cambie St – Westbound CLOSED, Eastbound OPEN
7am-9:15am Granville St from Beach Ave to Pacific Blvd – CLOSED
7am-9:15am Granville St from Beach Ave to Pacific Blvd – CLOSED
7am-9:15am Rolston St and Continental St – CLOSED
7am-9:15am Beach Ave from Granville St to Jervis St – WESTBOUND OPEN – LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY
7am-12:45am Beach Ave from Jervis St to Denman St – EB CLOSED; WESTBOUND OPEN
7am-9:45am Beach Ave from Denman St to Stanley Park Dr – EB CLOSED
9am-1:30pm Pacific St from Burrard St to Bidwell St – EB CLOSED, Westbound lanes OPEN

Stanley Park

Times

Road Closures

6:30am-11am All roads in Stanley Park – CLOSED (Causeway open)
9am-1pm Stanley Park Seawall – FULL/PARTIAL CLOSURE
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Road Closure Details

Adhering to strict bylaws, cost of these closures are paid for by the non-profit event organizers, Vancouver International Marathon Society. RUNVAN® pays for race day traffic management plans and traffic personnel, plus covers staffing costs required to offset the additional Vancouver Police Department and Park Rangers employed on race day.

RUNVAN® works closely alongside the City of Vancouver, Vancouver Police Department, Vancouver Park Board, and TransLink to ensure Vancouver’s only Marathon event goes off safely and smoothly. Safety is everyone’s top priority and this plan allows us to adhere to international marathon race standards. Support from the community and all stakeholders involved in delivering this longstanding Vancouver tradition is truly appreciated.

Traffic control personnel will be stationed at major intersections and access points along the race route to safely manage and redirect traffic. Motorists are asked to avoid travel during the impacted hours and consider alternative times for local trips. Motorist who do travel during these times are advised to please plan ahead for potential delays and stoppages on affected routes. TravelSmart.

The event follows a rolling road closure and opening protocol. This means that roads will close and later re-open as runners pass through the course. Few roads are closed for the entire duration of the race. The Half Marathon has a 3 event time limit and the Marathon has a 6 hour event time limit, meaning Marathon runners must be able to complete the race within 6 hours given the multiple wave starts.

If you or someone you know lives along the BMO Vancouver Marathon course, or if you are traveling to and from Vancouver for the event, please be aware that extensive street closures will take place on Race Day. ‘No Parking’ zones along the course will also be enforced in the early morning hours on Race Day. To learn more about event costs, please visit our non-profit’s Pillars of Sustainability.

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