Saturday, March 9, 2019
Edited Press Release
Women's Half Marathon Route
NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans has granted a permit to the 2019 Women's Half Marathon and 5K, which will take place Sunday, March 10, 2019, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Residents and businesses in the Bayou St. John, Fairgrounds, St. Bernard Area, Fillmore, Lakeshore, Lake Vista, Lake Terrace & Oaks, St. Anthony and Milneburg neighborhoods are encouraged to plan ahead for traffic and transportation impacts.
Route
Runners will begin at City Park, proceed down Wisner Boulevard to Moss Street where they will loop back along Bayou St. John and up Wisner Boulevard to the lakefront. Runners will proceed eastbound on Lakeshore Drive to just past Elysian Fields Avenue, where they will double back to Wisner Boulevard and will end in City Park.
Traffic Impacts
Traffic will be restricted along the route depicted above until the last participant passes and course materials are removed. Roads along the route are expected to reopen within the following time frames:
8:15 a.m.: All streets on the riverside of the Wisner Bridge reopen
10 a.m.: All streets on the lakefront reopen
10:15 a.m.: Robert E. Lee Boulevard reopen
10:40 a.m.: All streets outside City Park reopen
11 a.m.: All streets reopen
The City of New Orleans will track the beginning and end of the half marathon as it progresses along the route in real time at routewise.nola.gov.
Transportation Impacts
The City Park Streetcar Line may be delayed due to runners crossing tracks. Additional routes will experience delays or detours during the event, including but not limited to Lines 48, 32, 91, 90, 55, 51, 52 and 60. All RTA service alerts, updates, and detours can also be accessed by downloading the RTA’s GoMobile app. To learn more, visit www.norta.com or call Ride Line at 504-248-3900.
For more information on the race, visit http://nolawomenshalf.events/
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