May 17, 2010

SUNDAY, JULY 25, 2010, SAN FRANCISCO MARATHON™

CROSSES THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE

PLAN FOR ROADWAY DELAYS & PARKING LOT CLOSURES UNTIL 10 AM

NO DROP-OFFS ALLOWED AT THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE -

ALL PARKING LOTS ARE CLOSED DURING THE EVENT

The San Francisco Marathon returns to the Golden Gate Bridge (Bridge) roadway on Sunday, July 25, 2010. The marathon runners will begin crossing the Bridge at about 6 am, with the last runner coming off the Bridge by approximately 9 am.

SUMMARY OF TRAFFIC & TRANSIT IMPACTS AT/NEAR
GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, SUNDAY, JULY 25, 2010
All times shown are approximate

Golden Gate Bridge Roadway Lanes

1 am to 6 am: Roadway lane configuration on the Golden Gate Bridge and Doyle Drive are transitioned to accommodate the San Francisco Marathon runners.
6 am to 9 am: Marathon course occupies 2 northbound lanes, with a third “buffer” lane between runners and traffic.
6 am to 9 am: traffic will have 2 southbound traffic lanes and 1 northbound traffic lane.
By 10 am: Golden Gate Bridge roadway returns to 3 northbound lanes and 3 southbound lanes.

Northbound Doyle Drive and 19th Avenue (going north from San Francisco)

Northbound Doyle Dr. and Park Presidio Boulevard (Northbound from 19th Avenue) will be reduced to ONE (1) northbound lane near the Bridge.

Southbound Doyle Drive will be reduced to 1 lane south of the Golden Gate Bridge headed towards San Francisco.

Closures - Golden Gate Bridge Exits and Parking Areas – NO DROP OFFS ALLOWED

Closed midnight to 10 am: Last northbound San Francisco exit, just before the toll plaza. Closed midnight to 10 am: visitor parking lot on southeast side of Bridge.
Closed midnight to 10 am: First southbound exit right after the toll plaza “Merchant Road/25th Avenue” will be closed, with no access into The Presidio or under through the toll plaza tunnel to the southeast side of the Bridge.
Closed midnight to 1 0am: Vista Point exit (northeast side) and Vista Point parking lot.
Closed 3 am to 10 am: Northwest side parking lot (off Conzelman Rd.)

Golden Gate Bridge Pedestrian and Bicycle Sidewalk Access

East and west sidewalks will open at 5 am. The public is advised not to access the sidewalk until after 10 am as the parking areas and exits on both sides of the Bridge will be closed until 10 am.

Golden Gate Transit and Muni Service Impacts

Not served 1 am to 10 am: Golden Gate Transit northbound bus stop located on the east side of the Golden Gate Bridge toll plaza
Not served midnight to 10 am: San Francisco Muni will not operate through the southeast parking lot at the Bridge.

Road Closures in Presidio/GGNRA

Midnight to 10 am: No access to the Golden Gate Bridge through The Presidio.
4:30 am to 8 am: Mason Street and all intersections onto Mason Street will be CLOSED from the Marina Gate to Crissy Field Avenue.
4:30 am to 10 am: Crissy Field Avenue will be CLOSED.
Lincoln Boulevard will be CLOSED from McDowell Avenue and Montgomery Street as part of the Doyle Drive reconstruction project.
Baker Beach residents may enter the housing areas via the service road from Battery Caulfield. Intermittent traffic will be allowed access and egress from Baker Court and Brooks Court via Lincoln Boulevard.

Overview of Marathon Course

The San Francisco Marathon is a loop course. The race starts and finishes on The Embarcadero (near the Ferry Building), traversing San Francisco. The Full Marathon runs through Fisherman's Wharf, the Marina, across the Golden Gate Bridge (and back), through The Presidio and into Golden Gate Park. After a tour of Golden Gate Park, runners head down Haight St. and through the Mission, Potrero and Mission Bay Districts. After a pass behind AT&T Park, the course heads under the Bay Bridge and up to the Finish Line on The Embarcadero.