Press Room

Road and gate closures announced

The 2011 Air Force Marathon will take place Sept. 17, causing a number of road closures on and near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The following times and locations are provided so motorists can plan accordingly.

Area A

  • Gate 12A: Closes at 6 a.m., reopens at noon.
  • Gate 9A: Opens at 6 a.m., closes at noon - general access to A.
  • Roads: All roads affected by the Air Force Marathon routes will close at 6 a.m. The following will reopen at approximately noon:
  • Kuglics Avenue
  • Chidlaw Road
  • Metzger Drive
  • Lahm Circle
  • Yount Drive
  • Breene Drive at Talbott Road
  • Estabrook Road at Talbott Road
  • Pearson Road
  • Boyd Street
  • Wright Avenue
  • Buckner Road
  • Allbrook Avenue The following will reopen at approximately 1:30 p.m.:
  • Skeel Avenue
  • Loop Road
  • Douglas Road
  • Mitchell Road
  • Riverview Road
  • Marl Road
  • Pylon Road
  • Hebble Creek
  • Off-base roads
  • Fairborn streets: all closed to traffic from 5 to 10 a.m.
  • Ohio 444 at Gate 1A (Broad Street) to Main Street
  • Main Street
  • Pleasant Avenue
  • Xenia Avenue
  • Grand Avenue
  • Ohio 444 (westbound) - from Twin Base Golf Course entrance, closed from 8 to 9:30 a.m.
  • Other off-base roads: closed from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Ohio 844
  • Kauffman Avenue (at Old Col. Glenn Highway) to Ohio 444
  • Wright State Road
  • University Boulevard
  • Springfield Street (eastbound)

 

Area B

  • Gate 19B: Open (24 hours) - NO RUNNERS ENTRY (even with base access). Only Saturday workers, fire, volunteers may use.
  • Gate 22B, Spinning Road gate, Armory gate: 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. - RUNNERS ONLY roads: All roads in Area B affected by the Air Force Marathon will be closed from 6 to 10 a.m.
  • Loop Road
  • Hobson Way
  • 10th Street
  • Skyline Drive
  • C Street
  • 9th Street
  • Loop Road/C Street to Gate 1B until 3 p.m.

Anyone reporting to work Sept. 17 should review the road closure and course maps to plan in advance a suitable route to his or her place of work.