Road Closures:
- 8:00 am – 10:15 am SW Marine westbound/northbound CLOSED between West 49th Avenue and Camosun Street
- 8:30 am – 11:00 am West 16th Ave CLOSED from Imperial to SW Marine Drive.
- 8:45 am – 11 :30am NW/SW Marine Drive CLOSED from West 16th Avenue to Chancellor Blvd
- 9:00 am – 12:15pm NW Marine Drive CLOSED from Chancellor Blvd to West 4th Ave
ALL ROADS AROUND UBC WILL BE REOPENED BY NOON
- Event Setup: Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 6:00am
- Event Takedown: Sunday, May 4, 2025, immediately after the event until 1:00pm
- Registration is required
- No alcohol, no food
- First aid will be onsite
- Entertainment will be provided at 16th Avenue and Wesbrook Mall from 9:00 am – 11:30 am
- Access to Botanical Garden via Stadium Road as gaps in runners permit
- Access to Green College/Cecil Green via Chancellor Boulevard, as gaps in runners permit
- Access to Rose Garden Parkade will be maintained with flaggers via Chancellor Blvd at East Mall
Impacts to Wesbrook Place
Wesbrook Place is the most impacted area of UBC during the event. Wesbrook Place vehicle traffic can EXIT the neighbourhood via Wesbrook Mall to SW Marine Drive at all times, however, vehicle traffic TO Wesbrook Place is generally not possible from 8:30am to 11am. For greater clarity, the options and timelines for different access points to the neighbourhood during the event are as follows:
- From 41st Avenue and SW Marine Drive before 8am or after 10am.
- Across 16th Avenue at Wesbrook Mall or East Mall before 8:30am or after 11am through gaps in runners (flaggers will be present, anticipate delays).
Any visitors or residents that get stuck during the event can park in any available parking along Wesbrook Mall from 16th Avenue to Thunderbird Boulevard and then walk the rest of the way into the neighbourhood. Parking will be free of charge from 8:30am to 11am in this area only.
Impacts to UBC Campus and University Neighbourhoods
For travel to and from the rest of the UBC campus north of 16th Avenue, use University Boulevard or Chancellor Boulevard / 4th Avenue. Be mindful of the rest of the road closures throughout the rest of the City of Vancouver.
Emergency vehicle access will be maintained at all times and access to UBC Hospital and St. John Hospice will be available at all times from University Boulevard to Wesbrook Mall.
For more information on the detours in place outside of UBC, please visit the BMO Marathon website.
See race maps and road closures here.
- Race Map
- Road Closure Map 1 (UBC area)
- Road Closure Map 2 (Dunbar and SW Marine Dr)
