Those out and about in Albany on Thursday, May 19, should be aware of many parking restrictions and road closures in light of the CDPHP Workforce Challenge. This massive road race involves over 9,000 runners and walkers.
No Parking signs will be on the roads in and around Washington Park and the Empire State Plaza. These signs have been put in place about three days before the event. The signs specify which roads will have no parking for the race.
Roadways on and around the race route will be closed to traffic. All closed roadways will be reponed as soon as possible after the Workforce Challenge has concluded.
No Parking: Noon – 8PM
- All roads in Washington Park – both sides of the roadways
- Madison Ave – both sides from Eagle to Knox
- Lake Ave – both sides from Madison to Western
- Western Ave – both sides from Lake to Washington (Sprague)
- Sprague Place – both sides of Sprague into the park
- S. Swan St – east side from Jefferson St to Madison Ave (media vehicles)
- State St – south side from Empire State Plaza entrance west 6 spaces (event service vehicles)
- State St – south side from Empire State Plaza entrance east 11 spaces (IFO Justice Building for OGS buses)
Road Closures
- Washington Park – all roadways (4pm to 8pm)
- Madison Ave – Eagle to Swan (4pm to 11pm)
- Madison Ave – between Swan and Lake Ave (4pm to 8pm)
- Swan – from Elm to Hamilton (5:30pm to 8pm)
- Dove – from Hamilton to Jefferson (5:30pm to 8pm)
- Lark – from Hamilton to Madison (5:30pm to 8pm)
- Delaware – from Jefferson to Madison (5:30pm to 8pm)
- Knox – from Dana to Madison (5:30pm to 8pm)
- Lake – from Madison to Washington (5:30pm to 8pm)
- Hudson Ave from Quail St to S. Lake Ave (5:30pm to 8pm)
- Elberon Place from Quail St to S. Lake Ave (5:30pm to 8pm)
- Western – from Cortland to Washington (Sprague Place) (5:30pm to 8pm)
- Thurlow Ter from Western Ave to the south Dead End (5:30pm to 8pm)
- Englewood Place from Western Ave to south Dead End (5:30pm to 8pm)
- Robin St from Washington Ave to Western Ave (5:30pm to 8pm)
- Sprague Place from Western Ave to State Street (5:30pm to 8pm)
- State – from Robin to Henry Johnson Blvd (5:30pm to 8pm)
- Willet Street from Madison to State (5:30pm to 8pm)
- Lancaster St from Lark to Willett (5:30pm to 8pm)
- Hudson Ave from Lark to Willett (5:30pm to 8pm)
- Jefferson St from Dove to Swan (5:30pm to 8pm)
