<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2ybYBC_1H3Jufzt00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2ybYBC_1H3Jufzt00" width="800" height="533" ><figcaption>Runners compete in the 2017 Berkeley Half Marathon. Photo: Robert Smith</figcaption></figure>The annual Berkeley Half Marathon is back Sunday, and the city has announced road closures for race day.There will be parking restrictions along the main 13.1-mile race course and shorter 5- and 10-kilometer courses, according to an announcement posted Tuesday.The city will shut down several blocks around the finish line at Civic Center Park beginning Saturday morning, though other roads will stay open to vehicular traffic until at least 5 a.m. Sunday.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3lhBlc_1H3Jufzt00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3lhBlc_1H3Jufzt00" width="1038" height="757" ><figcaption>Berkeley officials have warned motorists to clear off roads with posted parking restrictions before they take effect ahead of the 2026 Berkeley Half Marathon. Credit: Berkeley Half Marathon</figcaption></figure>Anyone traveling through Berkeley Sunday — pedestrians, cyclists, motorists and transit riders — should expect delays. “If you need to drive on Sunday morning, plan your route to avoid driving near the course during these times,” the announcement read. It included links to a race map and a more precise list of closures, but here are the major ones:<ul><li>Interstate 80 off-ramps to University Avenue: 6 a.m.-noon</li><li>Off-ramps from I-80 and Ashby Avenue to Frontage Road: 6 a.m.-noon</li><li>Frontage Road from University Avenue to Ashby Avenue exit: 6 a.m.-noon</li><li>Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Allston Way to Addison Street: 5 a.m.-2 p.m.</li><li>Martin Luther King Jr. Way northbound, Channing Way to Allston Way: 7 a.m.-2 p.m. </li><li>Martin Luther King Jr. Way southbound, Channing Way to Allston Way (local access allowed): 5 a.m.-2 p.m.</li><li>Shattuck Avenue, Rose Street to Amador Avenue: 7:25-10:45 a.m.</li><li>Shattuck Avenue southbound, University Avenue to Center Street: 7:25-10:45 a.m.</li><li>Shattuck Avenue northbound, Addison Street to Rose Street: 7:25-10:45 a.m.</li><li>Telegraph Avenue, Dwight Way to Bancroft Way: 7:15-9:45 a.m.</li><li>Telegraph Avenue southbound, Howe Street to Dwight Way: 7:15-9:45 a.m.</li><li>University Avenue eastbound east of Martin Luther King Jr. Way: 8:30-10:30 a.m.</li></ul>In addition to complete closures, there will be several major intersections where vehicles will only be allowed to pass between groups of runners:<ul><li>Shattuck Avenue in both directions at Channing and Dwight ways, Haste Street: 7:30-9:20 a.m. </li><li>University Avenue in both directions at Shattuck Avenue: 7-8:30 a.m.</li><li>San Pablo Avenue in both directions at Page and Jones streets and Bancroft and Channing ways: 7:55-11:30 a.m. </li><li>Sacramento Street in both directions at Bancroft and Channing ways: 8:30 a.m.-noon</li></ul></div></body>

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The annual Berkeley Half Marathon is back Sunday, and the city has announced road closures for race day. There will be parking restrictions along the main 13.1-mile race course and shorter 5- and 10-kilometer courses, according to an announcement posted Tuesday. The city will shut down several blocks around the...

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The annual Berkeley Half Marathon is back Sunday, and the city has announced road closures for race day. There will be parking restrictions along the main 

Berkeley Half Marathon will bring road closures Sunday

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