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Traffic information and road closures for The Woodlands Marathon
EVENT – The Woodlands Marathon & Half Marathon
DATE – February 28, 2015
PHONE – 936-202-0998
EMAIL – admin@thewoodlandsmarathon.com
WHAT TO EXPECT:
Expect 15-30 minute delays if you cross into the designated center area of the racecourse.
When leaving your neighborhood from inside the racecourse onto Flintridge, Research Forest Drive or Lake Woodlands Drive, expect 5-minute delays.
RECOMMENDED COMMUTE AND DRIVING PRACTICES DURING THE EVENT:
Only residential traffic is recommended through and around the racecourse during the hours of 630am and 130pm.
Northbound and southbound traffic recommended right of ways are as follows:
Northbound
Kuykendahl 9am-130pm
Woodloch Forest 7am-1130am
FM 2978 7am-130pm Open
I-45 7am-130pm Open
Southbound
Branch Crossing 7am-130pm
Woodloch Forest 7am-1130am
FM 2978 7am-130pm Open
I-45 7am-130pm. Open
Westbound and eastbound traffic recommended right of ways are as follows:
Westbound
Woodlands Parkway 7am-130pm Open
Research Forest Drive 7am-130pm Open
I-45 7am-130pm Open
Lake Woodlands Drive (west of New Trails) 7am-130pm
Eastbound
Woodlands Parkway 7am-130pm Open
HWY 242 7am-130pm
All businesses and neighborhoods will be accessible during the race.
SUGGESTED TRAVEL PRACTICES ON RACE DAY
Expect 5 minute delays at intersections.
Add 10-15 extra for your travel times.
Map your own course prior to race day.
Email or call with questions if you are unsure.
NOTE: Eastbound Lake Woodlands Drive will have all lanes closed between 630am-10am from Kuykendahl to Lake Front Circle. One lane will open for eastbound traffic approximately 10am.
PACE CHART (time frame runners will pass locations)
The following chart projects the times and periods that runners will pass through each mile marker of the marathon and half marathon courses. You can use this to give you an idea of when roads will re-open.
MARATHON COURSE
MILE
LOCATION
TIME RANGE
0 (Start)
Six Pines/Lake Robbins/Timberloch/Riva Row
7am-815am
1
Lake Front Circle @ East Shore
705am-721am
2
Grogan's Mill @ N. Millbend
710am-735am
3
Grogan's Mill @ S. Millbend Drive
715am-750am
4
Sawdust @ McDonald Rd
720am-804am
5
Glen Loch @ Shadowcrest Ln
725am-819am
6
Tanglebrush @ Yewleaf
730am-834am
7
Flintridge @ Gosling Rd
735am-849am
8
Flintridge @ Hunters Crossing Dr
740am-903am
9
Flintridge @Stellar Point
745am-917am
10
Flintridge @ Shawnee Ridge Dr
750am-931am
11
McBeth Way westbound lane
755am-946am
12
Branch Crossing @Rembrandt Way
8am-10am
13
Branch Crossing @ Fronterra Cir
805am-1015am
14
Terramont Dr @ Merit Oaks
810am-1029am
15
Ken Lakes @ Terramont
815am-1044am
16
Branch Crossing N @ Terramont
820am-1059am
17
Alden Bridge @ Lakeside Park
825am-1113am
18
8051 Bay Branch eastbound
830am-1118am
19
Southbound Kuykendahl @ spillway
835am-1132am
20
Lake Woodlands @ Kuykendahl
840am-1147am
21
Lake Woodlands @ Goldend Sage/Falconwing
845am-1201pm
22
Lake Woodlands @Shadowbend Pl
850am-1215pm
23
Lake Woodlands @ S Panther Creek
855am-1230pm
24
Lake Woodlands @ New Trails
9am-1244pm
25
Lake Woodlands @ Grogan's Mill
905am-1259pm
26
Waterway Walk near Marriott hotel
910am-115pm
ZONE 1 Needs Revision
RIVA ROW EASTBOUND/WESTBOUND -LAKE FRONT CIRCLE: RIVA ROW TO EASTSHORE
GROGAN'S MILL SOUTHBOUND:RIVA ROW TO S. MILLBEND
Riva Row - Lake Front Cirle - East Shore - Grogan's Mill
Riva Row Eastbound/Westbound - Lake Front sounthboud closure between 645am-815am
Grogan's Mill outside lane Riva Row to S. Millbend closure between 645am-750am
Recommended travel to I-45 during closure
Westbound Woodlands Parkway
Note: Runners are running with traffic
ZONE 2
SAWDUST/GLEN LOCH/TANGLEBRUSH/PANTHER CREEK TO FLINTRIDGE
Sawdust and Glen Loch Drive
One lane closure between 645am-830am
Southbound Glen Loch open to traffic
Recommended travel to I-45 during closure
Southbound Glen Loch Drive
Note: Runners are running with traffic
Glen Loch – Tanglebrush - Panther Creek to Flintridge
Eastbound closure between 645am-845am
North westbound traffic on Tanglebrush to Panther Creek open
Westbound traffic on Panther Creek to Woodlands Parkway open
Recommended travel to I-45 during closure
Take Panther Creek westbound to Woodlands Parkway
Note: Runners are running against traffic
ZONE 3
FLINTRIDGE EASTBOUND: PANTHER CREEK TO WOODLANDS PKWY
Panther Creek/Gosling/Falconwing/John Cooper/Kuykendahl
Eastbound closure between 7am-915am
Westbound traffic on Flintridge open
Recommended travel to I-45 during closure
Take Flintridge westbound to cross street to Woodlands Parkway
Kuykendahl/Forestgate/Lake Woodlands
Eastbound closure between 7am-930am
Westbound traffic on Flintridge open
Recommended travel to I-45 during closure
Take Flintridge westbound to cross street to Woodlands Parkway
Note: Runners are running against traffic
ZONE 4
WOODLANDS PKWY/ASHLAN WAY/BRANCH CROSSING TO WOODLANDS PKWY
Flintridge to Macbeth Way to Ashlane Way to Branch Crossing
Eastbound closure between 7am-945am (one lane open)
Westbound traffic on Woodlands Pkwy completely open
Recommended travel to I-45 during closure
Take Woodlands Pkwy eastbound one lane between Ashlane Way and Flintridge
Ashlane Way southbound lane open to YMCA
Note: Runners are running against traffic
Branch Crossing – Ashlane Way to Woodlands Pkwy
Eastbound closure between 730am-1025am
Westbound traffic on Branch Crossing completely open
Recommended travel to I-45 during closure
Take Branch Crossing westbound to cross street up to Woodlands Pkwy
Recommended travel to access Research Forest and I-45
Use eastbound Woodlands Pkwy to I-45
Use eastbound Woodlands Parkway, north on I-45 to Research Forest Drive westbound
Note: Runners are running against traffic
ZONE 5
TERRAMONT SOUTHBOUND: WOODLANDS PKWY TO BRANCH CROSSING
NOTE: Branch Crossing Northbound is completely closed from 8am-11am during the event from Terramont to Alden Bridge – Use Kuykendahl Northbound
Terramont - Woodlands Pkwy to Branch Crossing
Southbound closure between 730am-11am
Northbound traffic on Terramont completely open
Recommended travel to I-45 during closure
Take Terramont northbound to Branch Crossing southbound to Woodlands Pkwy
Recommended travel to access Alden Bridge Drive
Use Branch Crossing southbound to Sterling Ridge to Kuykendahl northbound
Use eastbound Woodlands Parkway, north on I-45 to Research Forest Drive westbound
Branch Crossing – Alden Bridge – Bay Branch
Branch Crossing northbound closed 8am-11am
Alden Bridge eastbound closed 8am-1120am
Bay Branch eastbound closed 815am-1130am
Southbound traffic on Branch Crossing completely open
Westbound traffic on Alden Bridge and Bay Branch completely open
Recommended travel to Lake Woodlands Drive
Use Branch Crossing to travel southbound or Research Forest Drive to Cochran’s Crossing, Shadowbend Pl or Gosling
Recommended travel to I-45
Take cross street to Research Forest Dr eastbound to I-45
Note: Runners are running against traffic on Terramont and with traffic on Branch Crossing
ZONE 6
KUYKENDAHL SOUTHBOUND/LAKE WOODLANDS EASTBOUND
NOTE: Kuykendahl Road Southbound will be closed from 830am-12pm during the event from Bay Branch to Lake Woodlands Drive. Eastbound Lake Woodlands Drive will have all lanes closed between 630am-10am from Kuykendahl to Lake Front Circle. One lane will open for eastbound traffic approximately 10am.
Kuykendahl southbound
Complete closure between 830am-12pm
Southbound traffic on Branch Crossing is completely open
Eastbound traffic on Lake Woodlands Drive is completely closed (one lane opens 1015am)
Recommended travel to I-45 during closure
Use Woodlands Pkwy or Research Forest Drive eastbound to I-45
Recommended travel to access to Palmer Bend and Cochran’s Crossing
Use Research Forest Drive to Cochran’s Crossing
Note: Runners are running with traffic
NOTE: Recommend residential traffic only when traveling in these areas until 10:30am.
Lake Woodlands eastbound Kuykendahl to Lake Front Circle
Eastbound traffic on Lake Woodlands Drive between Kuykendahl and Grogan's Mill completely closed (one lane opens 1015am)
Use Research Forest Drive and Woodlands Pkwy to travel east and west to avoid timely delays
Westbound traffic on Lake Woodlands Drive completely open
Recommended travel to I-45 during closure
Take Lake Woodlands Drive westbound to a northbound artery to Research Forest and
Recommended travel to access to Palmer Bend and Cochran’s Crossing
Use Lake Woodlands Drive westbound or Research Forest Drive to Cochran’s Crossing
Use eastbound/westbound Woodlands Parkway, north on I-45 to Research Forest Drive
Note: Runners are running with traffic
ZONE 9
GROGAN'S MILL/LAKE ROBBINS/WATERWAY AVE
Lake Robbins Drive
Lake Robbins eastbound between Six Pines and Waterway Ave complete closure between 630am-130pm (one lane opens at 1045am)
Westbound traffic on Lake Robbins completely open
Recommended travel to I-45 during closure
Use Lake Robbins Drive westbound to Six Pines northbound to Lake Woodlands and take east to I-45
Waterway Ave
Waterway Ave southbound between Lake Robbins and Timberloch complete closure between 645am-130pm
Use I-45 and Woodloch Forest
Note: Runners are running with traffic on the way in.
ZONE 10 UNDER REVISEMENT
GROGAN'S MILL/RESEARCH FOREST
E. Panther Creek Drive
E. Panther Creek Drive north and southbound between Lake Woodlands and Woodlands Parkway closure between 645am-735am (one lane open northbound traffic only)
Recommended travel to I-45 during closure
Use northbound land to Lake Woodlands and take west to Gosling to eastbound Research Forest Drive to I-45
Woodlands Parkway
Woodlands Parkway westbound two outside lanes between E. Panther Creek and Lake Woodlands and Woodlands Parkway closure between 645am-830am (one lane open westbound traffic only)
Note: Runners are running against traffic on the way out and with traffic on the way in.