Event Info:

• Organization: Canada Running Series Foundation
• Event Date & Time: Sunday, June 22, 2025 from 7:30 am until 11:00 
• Setup Date & Time: Sunday, June 22, 2025 at 6:00 am
• Takedown Date & Time: Sunday, June 22, 2025 immediately after the event until 2:00 pm 
• Participants (maximum): 6,000

Event Details:

• Half marathon starts at 7:30am, 5K starts at 9:45am 
• Start line for half marathon event and start & finish line for 5K event located on NW Marine Drive between Oberlander Lane and Agronomy Road 
• Registration is required
• No alcohol or food will be served 
• Power-boosted sound system will be used 
• Light refreshments will be served
• Portables, race package pickup, celebration for 5K and first aid will be in third party parking lot on NW Marine Drive at Agronomy Road
• Shuttle buses will be used to return participants to the start line throughout the morning, but no roads will be impacted

Road Closures:

Lane Closures

• 7am – 10:45am: SW Marine Drive between Wesbrook Mall and Kullahun Drive open in northbound direction only (to UBC). Southbound traffic (from UBC) detoured to 16th Avenue.

Full Road Closures

• 4:00 am – 12:30 pm: NW Marine Drive between Stadium Road and University Blvd 
• 4:00 am – 12:30 pm: Agronomy Road between NW Marine Drive and Lower Mall 
• 7:00 am – 9:30 am: NW Marine Drive between University Blvd and East Mall 
• 7:00 am – 10:00 am: NW Marine Drive from Chancellor Blvd to 4th Ave (along Spanish Banks)
• 7:00 am – 10:45 am: SW Marine Drive (Wesbrook Mall to Stadium Road)

Additional Info:

• Access to Botanical Garden via Stadium Road across NW Marine Drive through gaps in runners. Flaggers will be present. 
• Wesbrook Place residents and visitors, use 16th Avenue during event to avoid delays, not SW Marine Drive. There is no access from Wesbrook Mall onto SW Marine Drive from 7am to 10:45am.
• Cecil Green Park Road access accommodated from NW Marine Drive via Chancellor Blvd through gaps in runners.
• UBC Hospital access via 16th Avenue, University Blvd and Chancellor Blvd to Wesbrook Mall.

Maps:

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This event will take place every Tuesday from May 27, 2025 until August 26, 2025 from 6:30pm until 8:30pm along East Mall and Stadium 
Road. This event is being organized by Escape Velocity Cycling Club. 

Event details: 

• No street closure or parking restrictions    
• Access to Hospice will be maintained via East Mall and Stadium Road
• Departing from Hospice will be via Stadium Road to West Mall
• Professional traffic personnel, volunteer marshals and signage will be set up along the route as appropriate

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Location: Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
Date: Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Time: 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Road Closures:

• UBC Parking will close roads 30 minutes before the concert ends to expedite traffic exiting Thunderbird Parkade.
• Two lanes will be used to exit the parkade, turning right onto Thunderbird Blvd West, then left at East Mall to 16th Avenue

Parking Restrictions:

• No parking on: East side of East Mall (between Thunderbird Blvd and 16th Ave) and West side of East Mall (from FP Innovations to 16th Ave).
• These restrictions will be in effect from 6:00 PM until midnight on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.
• Osborne Lot Closure:
  o    Closed from 3:00 PM onward on event day.
  o    Only open for persons with disabilities with valid SPARC permits.

Transit Impact:

• Bus #68 Totem Park to East Mall from 10:15 PM – 11:55 PM: A Traffic Control Person will temporarily stop the bus at Thunderbird Blvd and Thunderbird Crescent. After stopping, the bus will be directed down East Mall to 16th Ave.
   

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Development on the corner of Wesbrook Mall and Binning Avenue will have some impact on roads and traffic (see Development Projects page for project details:

• Binning Avenue east of Wesbrook Mall is currently closed to the general public. 
• The sidewalk along the east side of Wesbrook Mall along the length of the construction site and the contractor parking will be intermittently closed for safety during construction activity. Pedestrians will be detoured to the sidewalk along the west side of Wesbrook Mall during this time. 
• Parking along the east side of Wesbrook Mall will be intermittently closed to accommodate construction needs throughout construction.
• Nearly all construction related traffic are to arrive and depart the site to the south to reduce impacts on the community.

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Wesbrook Mall between University Boulevard and Student Union Boulevard will be CLOSED to the public on Friday, March 14th & Saturday, March 15th from 7am to 8pm. This closure is necessary to accommodate construction work at the Menno Hall site (map below showing closed section). Since there are no convenient detour routes for vehicles available, please plan your driving route ahead of time to avoid using Wesbrook Mall. Flaggers will be present at all times. Key details of this closure are as follows:

Buses

• No detours to buses or bus stops. However, please anticipate a few minutes delay to your trip.

Vehicles

• Drivers are advised to change their route into campus to avoid the closure. For example, if your destination is south of University Boulevard, use Blanca to 16th Avenue. If your destination is north of University Boulevard, use Blanca to Chancellor Boulevard. The other option is to use NW Marine Drive around the west side of campus. 

Cyclists

• Northbound cyclists will be detoured to Western Parkway. Southbound cyclists will be detoured at the UBC Bus Exchange to either detour onto campus or use roads within the University Endowment Lands east of Wesbrook Mall.

Pedestrians

• Pedestrians can continue to use the sidewalk along the east side of Wesbrook Mall.

An expansion to the Beaty Biodiversity Centre is current underway and will result in some road closures that are typically used by pedestrians, cyclists and service vehicles (see map above). Visit the project page to learn more about the addition. 

This is currently in place. Please obey flaggers and signage and use Lower Mall to move northbound through campus. 

November 2024 Update: Thank you for your patience as work continues around Rec North and the changes to the North Parkade. Work will be ongoing in that area through early 2025. There are no substantial changes to how things are operating today.

There is a lot of construction happening on Student Union Boulevard impacting traffic, pedestrians and cyclists. This will continue through the rest of this term. Delays should be expected, so please plan ahead.

All efforts are being made to maintain pedestrian routes during construction. However, in the next few months pedestrians will need to be detoured to either Walter Gage Road or south of UBC Life Building to allow for paving to take place along the south side of the North Parkade. More details to come once dates are known.

Please obey and be respectful of flaggers who have been doing a great job keeping everyone moving as best as possible during this challenging construction project.

Construction on Lot 6, future home of Wordsworth, at the corner of Ross Drive and Birney Avenue will begin in June 2023 and is expected to be completed in Fall 2025. Visit the traffic management page for an overview of the traffic control that will be in place during construction to minimize impacts to the neighbourhood.