Kalamazoo Marathon Traffic Information

You may find it hard to get around Kalamazoo Sunday morning...this will make it easy!

The Kalamazoo Marathon and Borgess Run for the Health of It races will take place on Sunday, May 3. A number downtown roads will be temporarily closed and rerouted along the marathon route.

• The Starting/Finish Line – The start and finish line for all events is at the Nazareth campus on Gull Road. Traffic both ways will be available, but restricted.
• Downtown (Michigan/Riverview) – Runners head down Michigan Avenue from Riverview, creating long stoppages for people heading out of downtown via Michigan. Expect delays here and along Riverview.
• Mills Street – Runners will be on the west side of Mills Street, so Northbound Mills Street will be open, including at Kings Highway.
• Bronson (north of Whites) – Runners take up one of the two lanes, so police will be intermittently passing cars along this road.

• Howard Street – Because runners go over the bridge on Howard, traffic is accessible on Howard.
• The Inkster Bridge – Runners head under the Inkster bridge on Bronson, so this bridge takes you from outside the course into the middle of it.
• Highways – Want to avoid the course completely, or get to the start or finish line from across town? Take the highway around and approach Nazareth Campus from the East. Or, get to the westernmost side of the course by taking 131 to the Stadium exit. (Although the construction at Sprinkle Road and Stadium may clog these areas as well.)

However you plan on getting around on Sunday, please plan on being courteous to the runners. We train for months and sometimes have been on the course for hours before we encounter you; our reflexes and decision-making skills may be dulled.

Runners come to Kalamazoo from all over the country for this great race, let's show them our best!