04/23/2026
The Glass City Marathon is THIS WEEKEND and is expected to have more than 6,000 participants. There will be road closures on and off campus on both Saturday 4/25 and Sunday 4/26. Campus parking lots will also be impacted beginning Thursday 4/23 through the weekend.
Road closures will follow a “rolling pattern” so that as the last participant passes, the street will reopen and traffic will return to normal as quickly as possible. Please adjust your schedule to avoid any inconvenience by planning your local travel accordingly.
ROAD CLOSURES - Saturday, 4/25 (5K) starting about 5am.
• Eastbound Bancroft Road Closed (Between Secor and Westwood)
• Bancroft Road Closed (start line) (Secor to Westwood Avenue)
• Secor Road Closed (Bancroft to West Towerview Blvd)
• Douglas Road (at East Rocket Drive-
• Westwood Avenue Closed (Oakwood to Bancroft)
• University of Toledo (8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.)
o West Towerview
o West Rocket Drive
o East Rocket Drive
o North Towerview
o Stadium Drive (closed until noon)
ROAD CLOSURES – Sunday, 4/26 (Marathon, Half, Relay)
SYLVANIA ROAD CLOSURES
The following streets will be closed to traffic 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. as runners pass through the area.
• Sylvania Ave, Eastbound traffic - King to Corey
• King – No Eastbound turn to Sylvania Ave
• Sylvania – No Eastbound traffic from King Rd to Holland Sylvania
• Farmbrook – Roads throughout Farmbrook closed.
• McCord – Intersections at Sylvania Avenue and the University Parks (UP) Trail
• Holland-Sylvania – Intersections at Sylvania Avenue and the UP Trail
• Corey – from Sylvania Avenue to Central Avenue
OTTAWA HILLS ROAD CLOSURES
The following streets will be closed to traffic on Sunday 6:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. as runners pass through the area.
Saturday
o Bancroft from Orchard to University Hills
Sunday | Relay, Marathon, Half Marathon - Starting as early as 4am
• Bancroft - between Secor & University Hills, University Parks Trail to Secor
• Indian – Talmadge to Secor
• Various roads within Ottawa Hills from Talmadge to Exmoor
• Talmadge – between Indian and Bancroft
• Exmoor
• Central – Reynolds to Corey
• Richards –Closed to Northbound traffic from Dorr
• Hasty – Damascus to Talmadge
TOLEDO
The following streets will be closed to traffic 4:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. as runners pass through the area.
• W. Bancroft St (half marathon, marathon & relay start line start line) - Secor Rd to Parkside
• Dorr St - between Douglas & Parkside, both directions
• Parkside - Southbound lane closed
• Douglas Road - Pelham Rd to Dorr
• Richards Rd - Closed to Northbound traffic from Dorr, allow Southbound
• I-475 Corey Rd exit CLOSED –
• Corey Rd - between Sylvania & Central
UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO The following campus roads and parking lots will be impacted by the race beginning at 6am:
• Stadium Drive
• North Towerview Dr.
• West Rocket Dr and West Towerview Blvd.
• South Towerview Blvd and East Rocket Dr.
• Traffic entering campus from Dorr St.
• East Rocket Drive and Douglas Rd
PARKING AREAS Impacted
• Thursday, April 23, 2026
o Area 10 – Closed starting at 8PM
• Friday, April 24, 2026
o Area 10 – Closed
o Areas 1N, 1S, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6- No Permits Required
• Saturday, April 25, 2026
o Area 10 – Closed
o Areas 1N, 1S, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 – No Permits Required
• Sunday, April 68, 2026
o Area 10 Closed
o No Permits Required to Park on Main Campus
For additional information about race UToledo parking lot closures, visit: https://conta.cc/3PVt8Ls
For race and full road closure information visit: glasscitymarathon.org
