ROAD CLOSURES

The 11th Annual Arlington Police, Fire & Sheriff 911 Memorial 5K Race will be held on Saturday, September 8, 2012 at the Doubletree Hotel in Crystal City with a race start time of 6:00PM. 

The race is an official IRS recognized charity and has raised over $300,000 for 911 related charities which for the past five years has focused on Military related Charities helping disabled Veterans. 

We realize that this race does sometimes pose a burden on residents and visitors to the Crystal Drive area.  We intend to and hope to minimize this disruption.  We also feel the race highlights outsiders to the new development along the Crystal Drive area. 

The impact of the S. 23rd St./S. Crystal Dr. area should be minimal because this area will remain open to vehicles and the parking garages in this area will remain open.

THE RACE COURSE

The race begins at the Doubletree Hotel at 300 Army Navy Drive

  • Runs east on Army Navy Drive
  • Left onto S. 12th Street
  • Right onto S. Crystal Dr. and continues along Crystal Dr. until the turn a round at 2121 S. Crystal Dr. and heads back the opposite direction.
  • Left onto S. 12th Street
  • Right onto Army Navy Drive
  • Right onto S. Eads St. onto the Pentagon property and eventually exits back onto Army Navy Dr. and finishes in front of the Doubletree Hotel.

The first 1.5 miles of the race are along Crystal Dr.  This part of the course will then be the first to open to regular traffic.  The runner’s portion of this part of the race course is expected to take 20 minutes.  Walkers will follow the runners.   

ROAD CLOSURES and APPROXIMATE TIMES

1) Army Navy Dr. between S. Fern St. and S. 12th St. will be closed to vehicles from 5:30PM through 7:00PM.  Army Navy Dr. between S. Eads St. and S. 12th St. will remain closed until about 8PM. 

2) S. 12th St. between Army Navy Dr. and Crystal Drive will be closed to vehicles from 5:30PM through 6:30PM.  Vehicles will be allowed to cross when safe to do so.

3) Crystal Drive will be closed to vehicles from the area near 2121 S. Crystal Dr. to S. 12th St. from 5:30PM through 6:30PM.  Vehicles will be allowed to cross when safe to do so.

4) The Pentagon South parking area will also be disrupted between 5:30PM through 7:00PM. 

Police will be at numerous posts along the Crystal Dr. corridor and will allow access to driveways and garages on a case by case basis up until the start of the race (6:00PM) and when it’s safe to allow vehicles to cross the course. 

As stated above, the runner’s portion of the Crystal Dr. area of the race course is expected to last about 20 minutes.  After the runner’s portion pass a certain location and are followed by walkers, Police will use discretion on allowing vehicles to cross the path of the course. 

Our efforts are intended to have minimal impact on residents and business owners in the Crystal Dr. corridor.

Thanks for your continued support and if problems arise on race day contact us at the number below: 

Sgt. Sean Bryson
703-228-4117
sean@arlington911race.com

     Thank you to all the 2012 sponsors of the Arlington 9-11 Memorial 5K Race (Click any logo below to find out more information on our sponsors)