City Announces Street Closures October 26, 27, for Half-Marathon

Published on October 21, 2024

Streets throughout Lincoln will temporarily close Saturday, October 26, and Sunday, October 27, for the 11th Annual Good Life Halfsy half-marathon. Police will control intersections along the race route, and residents are advised to plan ahead for traffic delays.

Over 7,100 in-person and virtual runners will participate in the race, which begins at 8:30 a.m. at Seacrest Field, 7300 “A” St., and ends on Canopy Street in the Railyard. The race course map is available at goodlifehalfsy.com. Residents are invited to support the runners at four outdoor cheer stations located at Neighbors Park, Union Plaza, Innovation Campus and Haymarket Park.

Parking notes:

• Parking will not be allowed on Holmes Park Road and South 76th Street from 6 to 10 a.m., and parked vehicles may be towed.
• Parking will not be allowed on New Hampshire Street from 14th to Sixth streets from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• The Pinnacle Bank Arena festival lot and Haymarket Park lot will be available for parking.

Closures are as follows:

• Canopy Street from “R” to “O” streets will be closed from 6 p.m. Saturday, October 26 to 3 p.m. Sunday, October 27.
• Some streets in the North Bottoms neighborhood will be partially closed, and parked vehicles may be towed. Temporary no parking signs will be posted on New Hampshire, Charleston, Seventh and Sixth streets.
• Holmes North Shore Road will be closed from 7 to 11 a.m.
• 70th Street from Wedgewood to Pioneers Boulevard will be closed from 8:15 to 10:45 a.m.
• Southbound 70th Street will be closed from 8:15 to 11 a.m. from “O” Street to Pioneers Boulevard.
• All lanes of Normal Boulevard from 70th to 56th streets will be closed from 8:30 to 11 a.m.
• One westbound lane of Normal Boulevard and Capitol Parkway will be closed from 56th to Randolph streets from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
• Streets near Pinnacle Bank Arena will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• Transformation Drive, North 19th and Court streets in Innovation Campus will have reduced lanes from 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• The Antelope Valley Trail will be closed from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. from Randolph to Court streets.
• Southbound 56th, 48th and 40th streets will be closed at Normal Boulevard from approximately 9 a.m. to noon. North and southbound drivers are encouraged to use 84th and 27th streets, and eastbound and westbound drivers are encouraged to use “O” Street and Pioneers Boulevard to bypass the racecourse.
• 27th Street from Randolph Street to Capital Parkway will be closed from 9 a.m. to noon.

Current information on street closures is available at lincoln.ne.gov/closures or through the Waze mobile app.