Marathon Takes Over City Streets Sunday Morning

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After a two-year pause, the annual Detroit Free Press Marathon takes over streets on both sides of the border this Sunday, and Windsorites are encouraged to line the marathon route to cheer runners on.

The Marathon makes its way over the Ambassador Bridge, and along Huron Church to Riverside Drive to Goyeau to the Tunnel from approximately 7:00am to 9:45am.

In order to prepare for participants, the race route on the Canadian side will be shut down to traffic from 6:00 until approximately 10:00am

Road Closures:

• Huron Church Road from Ambassador Bridge to Riverside Drive
• Riverside Drive from Huron Church Road to Goyeau Street
• Goyeau Street from Riverside Drive to Park Street
• Park Street from Goyeau Street to Ouellette Avenue

In addition, the Ambassador Bridge will be completely closed to traffic at 6:00am and will re-open when the final runner has crossed the bridge around 8:15am.    The Detroit-Windsor tunnel will be closed to the public from 6:15am to 10:00am.

For more information on the Detroit Free Press Marathon visit the marathon web page at www.freepmarathon.com/marathon.