Road Closures, Detours Announced For Half Marathon In Cheshire

CHESHIRE, CT — Cheshire Police have announced several road closures and detours that will be in effect on Sunday morning (April 28) for the Ion Bank Cheshire Half Marathon & 5K. The event will take place in Cheshire and Hamden, beginning at 8:30 a.m. and it is expected to last until at least 12:30 p.m.

Police said the affected roads are in the southern portion of Cheshire and include, but aren’t limited to, South Main Street, Higgins Road, Oak Avenue, Cornwall Avenue, Ward Lane, Mountain Road, North and South Brooksvale Road, Mt. Sanford Road, Avon Boulevard and most side streets off these main through roads, along with Brooksvale Road and River Road in Hamden.

“Please make necessary arrangements to avoid the area if possible,” police said in a press release. “Numerous officers will be located throughout the race route and traffic detour to assist with the traffic and pedestrian traffic.”

The detour is set up for traffic to flow in the northbound direction along with Route 10 (South Main Street); southbound along Mountain Road, North Brooksvale Road, South Brooksvale Road, Mt. Sanford Road, Brooksvale Road; westbound along Route 68/79 (West Main Street) and eastbound along River Road in Hamden.

The race route can be seen below: