TOLEDO, Ohio — This weekend, more than 6,000 runners and hundreds of spectators will flock to Toledo for a variety of races — the annual Mercy Health Glass City Marathon, Owens Corning Half Marathon, Savage 5k, the North Star Bluescope 5-Person Marathon Relay and the Nationwide Children's Toledo Race.

The races will affect traffic on and near the University of Toledo's main campus Saturday and Sunday, and the college is urging students, faculty, staff and visitors to plan ahead. 

What You Need To Know

  • Parking lots on the University of Toledo's campus will be affected by the Glass City Marathon and other races this weekend 

  • In addition to City of Toledo road closures, there will also be road closures on the university's main campus

  • People should prepare for additional traffic changes between Saturday and Sunday

The following parking lots will be affected:

  • Area 10 north of the Glass Bowl will be closed starting at 8 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. The university warns vehicles that aren't moved from Area 10 will be towed. 
  • No permit will be required for parking in Areas 1N, 1S, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 on Friday and Saturday
  • Areas 5 and 6, the parking lots near Paul Hotmer Field, will be closed all day Sunday
  • Parking permits will not be enforced Sunday, however, there are exceptions: reserved, disabled, metered, patient and no overnight parking spaces/areas

Parking maps and schedules can be found on the University of Toledo's website.

In addition, many campus roads will be affected as runners will pass through the area. 

Road closures for Saturday:

  • West Bancroft Street will close at 7 a.m. between North Westwood Avenue and Orchard Road and will reopen by noon
  • West Rocket Drive and West Towerview Boulevard will be shut down from 8:30 to 11 a.m.
  • East Rocket Drive will shut down at 6:15 a.m. until 10:45 a.m., when traffic will be permitted to travel eastbound

Road closures for Sunday:

  • West Bancroft Street from Secor Road to Parkside Boulevard will be closed from 4 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
  • Stadium Drive will close at 6:15 a.m. and is expected to reopen by 1:30 p.m.
  • North Towerview Drive will close at 6:20 a.m. Traffic may flow north and turn only east after race participants reach Parkside Avenue, which is expected to be at about 7:30 a.m. Around 10:30 a.m., traffic will be permitted to travel north on North Towerview Boulevard and turn either east on West Bancroft Street or continue north on University Hills Boulevard to Douglas Road.
  • West Rocket Drive and West Towerview Boulevard will close from 6:20 to 10:30 a.m. Travel southbound on West Rocket Drive will be closed at the University Parks Trail until the end of the race. Northbound will be open as well as westbound to Secor Road.
  • South Towerview Boulevard and East Rocket Drive will close at 8 a.m.
  • Traffic entering campus from Dorr Street will be permitted to travel west on West Rocket Drive to College Drive. West Rocket Drive will be closed to northbound travel at University Parks Trail until the end of the race
  • East Rocket Drive and Douglas Road will shut down at 6:20 a.m. At about 8:15 a.m., Douglas Road should reopen for traffic.

More information about race parking and closures can be found here.

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