Each posted MPD officer on the course route will be supplied with a Race Day Operations Guide with detailed information on open access routes, detour plans and bump cross routes in Capitol Hill. Note that between the marathon and half-marathon races, the event course encompasses six wards of the city in two large loops. East Capitol Street from 13th Street, NE to 2nd Street NE will be closed to all vehicular traffic starting at 6:45 a.m. It will reopen at approximately 10:45 a.m. Residents of Capitol Hill, who normally use East Capitol to get to or from their homes, will be allowed intermittent north bound/southbound travel across East Capitol Street at the following bump cross route locations: 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th, 15th and 17th Streets. Vehicular traffic at each bump cross route is monitored by MPD and flows at their discretion.

Metrorail will be opening early at 5:00 a.m. and running on a normal Saturday schedule.

Some bus lines will be affected; WMATA will advise as to these bus route detours and delays.

Drivers along Connecticut Avenue between Florida Avenue and M Street NW should be advised that they are likely to experience delays between 7 a.m. and 8:35 a.m. Minnesota Avenue in SE Washington will be closed to traffic from approximately 8:55 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Other delays are expected.

Persons with unessential travel should avoid driving in all areas affected by the event. Massachusetts Avenue, Rhode Island Avenue and New York Avenue provide the best options for crossing the route.

Metrorail is another useful alternative. It is imperative that District residents review the route map and times of closures to confirm whether desired routes will be available, and to identify streets, which may be used to get around the race route and to other parts of the city.

Public safety officials are committed to reopening streets along the route as quickly as it is safe to do so. For more information, visit the Web site, www.nationalmarathon.com.