HOUSTON – The Chevron Houston Marathon is Sunday, and even if you’re not participating or watching, it could impact your weekend.
It's a big event, which means there will be a lot of road closures.
2022 Chevron Houston Marathon: What runners, spectators need to know ahead of Sunday’s big event
There will be dozens of closures, including a busy freeway exit ramp. That ramp is at 610 West Loop (southbound) exiting to Hidalgo/Richmond.
Route
Organizers have compiled a helpful interactive map showing which streets will be closed, as well as what time they will close and re-open.
Chevron Houston Marathon route map 2022
Road closures
The following streets will be closed starting at 6 a.m. Sunday. All lanes will be closed unless otherwise noted.
Marathon course closures
- Congress from Crawford to Smith
- Smith from Congress to Franklin
- Franklin from Smith to Washington (all lanes except one westbound curb lane)
- Washington from Congress to Waugh (all lanes except one westbound curb lane from Franklin to Houston, and one eastbound curb lane from Studemont to Sawyer)
- Heights/Waugh (southbound) from Washington to West Gray
- West Gray/Inwood from Waugh to Kirby
- Kirby (northbound) from Inwood to San Felipe
- Kirby (southbound) from San Felipe to Bissonnet
- Bissonnet from Kirby to Montrose
- Mandell (southbound) from Bissonnet to Sunset
- Sunset from Mandell to Rice Blvd.
- Rice Blvd from Sunset to Greenbriar
- Greenbriar from Rice Blvd. to University Blvd.
- University Blvd. from Greenbriar to Weslayan
- Weslayan (from University to Bissonnet
- Weslayan (northbound) from Bissonnet to Westpark
- Westpark from Weslayan to S. Rice Blvd. (all lanes closed except one westbound lane from Newcastle to 610/59 northbound feeder road
- Loop 610 feeder (southbound) from Richmond to Westpark
- Post Oak Blvd. (northbound) from Richmond to San Felipe
- San Felipe (westbound) from Post Oak Blvd. to Tanglewood Rd.
- Tanglewood Rd. (northbound) from San Felipe to Chimney Rock Rd.
- Chimney Rock Rd. (northbound) from Tanglewood to Woodway Dr.
- Chimney Rock Rd. (southbound) from Woodway Dr. to Memorial Dr.
- Memorial Dr. (westbound) from Chimney Rock Rd. to Loop 610
- Memorial Dr. (eastbound) from Loop 610 to Shepherd
- Shepherd (all lanes under overpass) from Memorial Dr. to Allen Parkway
- Allen Parkway from Shepherd to Bagby
- Dallas from Allen Parkway to Bagby
- Bagby from Dallas to Lamar
- Lamar from Bagby to Avenida de las Americas
- Avenida de las Americas from Polk to Rusk
Half marathon course closures
- Montrose from Bissonnet to Main/Mecom Fountain
- Main (southbound) from Mecom Fountain to Bissonnet
- Bissonnet (eastbound) from Main to Montrose
- Montrose (southbound) from Bissonnet to Dallas
- Montrose (northbound) from Dallas to Allen Parkway
Exit ramp closure
- 610 West Loop, southbound, exiting to Hidalgo/Richmond
- I-69 southbound exit to Newcastle
Schedule of events
Friday
Houston Marathon Health & Fitness EXPO presented by Houston Methodist
Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K Participant Packet Pick-Up
George R. Brown Convention Center, Hall B3 to A3, Third Floor
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Party on the Plaza
At Avenida De Las Americas
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
We Are Houston 5K presented by Aramco and Chevron Start at McKinney & Crawford
6 a.m. - 5K Race Day Packet Pick-Up Opens
7:50 a.m. Wheelchair Start Time
8 a.m. Start
RunFest presented by Michelob Ultra
Discovery Green, Jones Lawn
7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Houston Marathon Health & Fitness EXPO presented by Houston Methodist
Marathon and Half Marathon Participant Packet Pick-Up George R. Brown Convention Center, Third Floor, Hall B3 to A3
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday
Chevron Houston Marathon & Aramco Houston Half Marathon
Start at Congress & San Jacinto
6:50 a.m. Marathon & Half Marathon Wheelchair Start
7:01 a.m. Marathon & Half Marathon Start
RunFest presented by Michelob Ultra Charity & Running Club Village
Discovery Green, Jones Lawn
5 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.