STONE HARBOR – The Ocean Drive Marathon will be held April 22. The race will use an out-and-back format. As a result, Ocean Drive will be closed from 117th Street in Stone Harbor to North Wildwood Boulevard.
This closed section of Ocean Drive includes the Great Channel Bridge. Traffic looking to head south out of town during the event should utilize the Garden State Parkway as an alternate route.
In addition, drivers should use caution at the following intersections:
80th St. and 2nd Ave.
80th St. and 1st Ave.
111th St. and 1st Ave.
111th St. and 2nd Ave.
117th St. and 2nd Ave.
117th St. and Third Ave.
Runners should enter the borough around 10 a.m. and exit by 1:30 p.m.