Albany Road Closings This Weekend

The Freihofer's Run For Women 5k is this weekend, and many Albany roads will be closed Friday and Saturday.

If you are planning on heading to the Capital for the run or something else this weekend, there are several road closures you should aware of. The the Freihofer's 5k For Women and the Junior 3k Fun Run will both take place Saturday, which will result in road closures on Friday and race day. The 5k will kick off at 9am, and kids races will be at 11am according to Freihofer's schedule of events. Here are the road closures you need to be aware of, from the city of Albany:

• June 1, 2018 at 7PM until June 2, 2018 at 6PM
  • Washington Avenue, eastbound and westbound between Eagle Street and S. Swan Street
  • Washington Avenue, eastbound at Lark Street
  • Washington Avenue, eastbound at Dove Street
  • N. Hawk Street, northbound and southbound between Elk Street and Washington Avenue
•  June 2, 2018 12am - 2pm
  • Washington Park – all park roadways (including Henry Johnson Boulevard between State Street and Madison Avenue)
• Road Closures: June 2, 2018 5am - 2pm
  • Washington Avenue from S. Swan Street to Lexington Avenue
  • Western Avenue, from Washington Avenue to Lake Avenue
  • Robin Street from Washington Avenue to Western Avenue
  • Sprague Place from Washington Avenue to State Street
  • Henry Johnson Boulevard from Central Avenue to Madison Avenue
  • Lark Street from Elk Street to State Street
  • Dove Street from Elk Street to State Street
  • S. Swan Street from State Street to Elk Street
  • Eagle Street from State Street to Pine Street
  • Corning Place from Lodge Street to Eagle Street
  • Willett Street from Madison Avenue to State Street
  • Lancaster Street from Lark Street to Willett Street
  • Hudson Avenue from Lark Street to Willett Street

There will also be several locations where you cannot park, For a list of convenient locations where you can park on race day, click here.