Traffic Impacts from Cambridge Winter Classic 5K Road Race December 3

Expect brief road closures and traffic impacts near Central Square and Riverside due to the Winter Classic 5K, which will take place on Sunday, December 3, at 9:30 a.m. The course begins and ends at University Park Commons near Central Square.

The following roads will close during the race: 

• Sidney Street will close from Franklin Street to Pacific Street between 9 a.m. and 10:15 a.m.
• Franklin Street will close from Brookline Street to Sidney Street between 9:15 a.m. and 10:15 a.m.

Expect traffic impacts, but no closures, along the rest of the route. Expect to see runners on:

• Pacific Street between 9:30 a.m. and 9:40 a.m.
• Albany Street between 9:30 a.m. and 9:40 a.m.
• Massachusetts Avenue (between Albany Street and Putnam Avenue) between 9:33 a.m. and 9:50 a.m.
• Putnam Avenue (between Mt. Auburn Street and Brookline Street) between 9:40 a.m. and 10:05 a.m.
• Brookline Street (between Putnam Avenue and Franklin Street) between 9:45 a.m. and 10:15 a.m.