Hartford Area Streets To Be Impacted By Marathon Saturday

Connecticut's largest road race of the year will impact traffic in four towns Saturday, Oct. 8, with organizers of the 2022 Eversource Hartford Marathon and Half Marathon issuing a traffic alert for Saturday's event.

According to race organizers, nearly 10,000 participants are expected to hit the streets of Hartford, West Hartford, East Hartford and South Windsor for the event.

As a result, road closures and traffic delays are expected in that area from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. that day.

The following delays/closures are expected:

• Hartford: Pearl Street; Ford Street; State Street; Founders Bridge; Asylum Street; Broad Street; Farmington Avenue; Capitol Avenue; Sheldon Street; Prospect Street; Park Street; Van Dyke Avenue; Washington Street; Laurel Street; Weston Street; Rev. Moody Overpass; Market Street; Elizabeth Street; and Oxford Street.

• West Hartford: Park Road; South Highland Street; Boulevard/South Quaker Lane; North Quaker Lane; Fern Street; Trout Brook Drive; Albany Avenue (between Steele Road and Trout Brook Drive); Steele Road; and Elizabeth Park.

• East Hartford: Founders Bridge; East River Drive; Hartland Street; Meadow Street; Pitkin Street; South Prospect Street; Main Street; Carroll Road; and Silver Lane Ext.

• South Windsor: King Street and Old Main Street.

For more information on the Eversource Hartford Marathon and Half Marathon, click on this link.