On Saturday morning, March 2, 2024, thousands of runners and walkers will participate in the 50th anniversary of America’s Greatest Heart Run & Walk. The course extends from Barneveld to Utica University. Area drivers will encounter delays and altered traffic patterns between 7:00 am and noon.
SPECIFIC ROAD CLOSINGS AND DETOURS:
LOCATION TIME DETAILS
| ROUTE 365 | 7:30am to 8:30 am | Closed to east bound traffic between Mapledale Rd. and Barneveld |
| ROUTE 365 | 8:00am to 10:00am | Closed to east bound traffic between Route 291 and Mapledale Rd. |
| ROUTE 291 | 8:00am to 10:30am | Closed to north bound traffic between Route 69
(Oriskany Blvd., Whitesboro) and Route 365 |
| MAIN ST., WHITESBORO | 9:00 am to 10:30am | Closed to west bound traffic |
| MOHAWK ST.,
WHITESTOWN/MARCY |
9:00 am to 10:30am | Closed to all but local traffic between River Rd. Marcy and Main St. Whitesboro |
| MAIN ST., NY MILLS & MAIN ST. YORKVILLE | 8:30 am to noon | Closed totally between Burrstone Rd. & Oriskany Blvd. |
| BURRSTONE RD. | 8:00 am to 1pm | Closed to ALL traffic between Old Burrstone Rd. & Main St., New York Mills |
| CHAMPLIN AVE.
|
8:00 am to noon
|
Closed to ALL traffic between Burrstone Road and Graham Ave. |
| CLINTON ST., NEW YORK 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 Young. Cross will not be closed until Fairway at Young. |
| YORKVILLE CORNERS AT ORISKANY BLVD & MAIN ST | 9:00 am to 11:00 am | Will have a severe traffic delay for east and westbound
Oriskany Blvd. Traffic. Traffic will be re-routed away from the intersection during event |
| CHAMPLIN AVE | 8:00 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 [email protected].
Patients and Staff seeking to get to St. Luke’s Hospital must approach traveling south on Champlin Avenue. Screening at the Graham Avenue Intersection will allow them to continue to the Champlin Avenue entrance.
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.
There will be parking at Utica University in Lots A, B, and C, and at St. Luke’s. Handicapped parking is available at Utica University. Please ask security for directions as you enter the parking lots.