On Saturday morning, March 7, 2026, thousands of runners and walkers will participate in America’s Greatest Heart Run & Walk, beginning at Utica University. Area drivers will encounter delays and altered traffic patterns between 7:00 am and noon. We thank the public for their patience and support as we come together to fight heart disease and stroke.
SPECIFIC ROAD CLOSINGS AND DETOURS:
LOCATION TIME DETAILS
| MAIN ST., NY MILLS & MAIN ST. YORKVILLE | 8:30 am to noon | Closed totally between Burrstone Rd. & Elm St. |
| BURRSTONE RD. | 8:00 am to 1pm | Closed to ALL traffic between Old Burrstone Rd. & Main St., New York Mills |
| CHAMPLIN AVE. | 7:00 am to noon | Closed to ALL traffic between Burrstone Road and Graham Ave. |
| CLINTON ST., NY MILLS | 8:30 am to noon | Closed between Henderson St., and Burrstone Rd. |
| ELM ST., YOUNG AVE., FAIRWAY DR., WINCHESTER DR., PULASKI ST., & PROSPECT ST., NY MILLS & CROSS ST, YORKVILLE | 8:30 am to 1 pm | Winchester will be closed only at Burrstone; Fairway at Burrstone; and Young at Pulaski. |
| CHAMPLIN AVE | 7:00 am to noon | Traffic arriving at St. Luke’s Hospital should approach from the north on Champlin Ave (Yorkville) |
| BUSINESS PARK DRIVE & WASHINGTON DR. | 9:30 am to noon | All traffic controlled between 9:30 am & 11:30 am |
| FRENCH ROAD RAMP OFF RT. 12 ARTERIAL – NORTH & SOUTH BOUND | 8:00 am to 12:30 pm | Closed to all Arterial traffic |
| ST. LUKE’S HOSPITAL CAMPUS | Approach from the north going southbound on Champlin Ave. from Yorkville | |
| SLOCUM-DICKSON MEDICAL CENTER | Enter from French Road by exiting Route 12 Arterial at Lomond Place | |
| NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL & NOTRE DAME LANE | Enter from French Road by exiting Route 12 Arterial at Lomond Place. Entering on Business Park Drive |
All drivers who encounter these traffic situations are asked to be patient and to obey the Law Enforcement and Fire officials along the route. For more information, please email the American Heart Association at heartofutica@heart.org.
Patients and staff seeking to get to Slocum-Dickson Medical Center must approach northbound on French Road and will be directed into the Center using its French Road entrance. Exit the Arterial, Route 12 on Lomond Avenue, as the French Road exits will be closed.
