Traffic Advisory for 2025 Crawfish Festival and Mountain Goat

Published on April 23, 2025

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Clinton Square will once again host the Crawfish Festival on Saturday, May 3, and the Mountain Goat Run on Sunday, May 4, 2025. To safely prepare and execute these events, the following streets will be closed to vehicular traffic according to the schedule listed below:

Monday, April 28

The Ceremonial Painting of the Blue Stripe: South Salina Street, between Washington Street and Erie Boulevard West, will be closed from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. for the Ceremonial Painting of the Mountain Goat Run’s Blue Stripe at 10:00 a.m.

Friday, May 2 through Sunday, May 4 (Times are approximate)

The 200 Block of West Water Street, from Clinton Street to Franklin Street, will become a two-way street from 9:00 a.m. on Friday, May 2, through Sunday afternoon, May 4.
Erie Boulevard West, from Clinton Street to Franklin Street, will be closed from 9:00 a.m. on Friday, May 2, through Sunday afternoon, May 4.
Clinton Street, from Genesee Street to Washington Street, will be closed from 9:00 a.m. on Friday, May 2, through Sunday afternoon, May 4.

Vehicle traffic will not be allowed access through these streets during the above times listed. No parking will be allowed on South Salina Street from Water Street to Jefferson Street.

Follow the link to the Crawfish Festival Website for more details: Crawfish Festival | Operation Northern Comfort (operationnc.org)

Follow the link for the Mountain Goat Run Website for more details: 2025 Upstate Orthopedics Mountain Goat Run (47th Annual)

In addition, the following streets will be closed to traffic during the approximate time frames on Sunday, May 4, listed for the race:

Table of Road Closures

Street name	From	To	Approx. time closed	Approx. time opened
Start: Salina St at Clinton Sq	Clinton Sq	W. Onondaga St	8:45am	9:50am
Right onto W. Onondaga St	Salina St	Onondaga Ave	9:00am	9:55am
Bear left onto Onondaga Ave	W. Onondaga St	Bellevue Ave	9:00am	10:10am
Right on Bellevue Ave	Onondaga Ave	Summit Ave	9:00am	10:00am
Left on Summit Ave	Bellevue Ave	Stolp Ave	9:00am	10:10am
Right on Stolp Ave	Summit Ave	Hancock Dr	9:00am	10:15am
Left on Hancock	Stolp Ave	Arden Dr	9:00am	10:25am
Left on Arden Dr	Hancock Dr	Carlton Rd	9:00am	10:30am
Right on Carlton Rd	Arden Dr	Strathmore Dr	9:00am	10:35am
Continue on Strathmore Dr (crossing Geddes St)	Carlton Rd	Continue on Strathmore	9:00am	10:35am
Continue on Strathmore Dr/W. Colvin Ave	Strathmore Dr	Roberts Ave	9:00am	10:40am
Left on Roberts Ave and into Upper Onondaga Park	Strathmore Dr/W. Colvin Ave	Summit Ave	9:00am	10:45am
Exit part at Summit Ave and right onto Park Dr	Upper Onondaga Park	Lower Onondaga Park	9:00am	10:45am
Lower Onondaga Park	Park Dr	Creekwalk	9:00am	10:50am
Right onto Creekwalk	Lower Onondaga Park	Onondaga Creek Blvd	9:00am	11:05am
Continue on Onondaga Creek Blvd	Creekwalk	W. Colvin St	9:00am	11:10am
Left on W. Colvin St	Onondaga Creek Parkway	E. Colvin St	9:00am	11:15am
Continue on E. Colvin St	W. Colvin St	Comstock Ave	9:00am	11:15am
Left on Comstock Ave	E. Colvin St	University Pl	9:00am	11:15am
Right on University Place into Thornden Park	Comstock Ave	Thornden Park	9:00am	11:25am
Exit Thornden Park down Madison St	University Pl	Madison St	9:00am	11:30am
Right on S. Crouse Ave	Madison St	E. Genesee St	9:00am	11:35am
Left on E. Genesee St	S. Crouse Ave	E. Onondaga St	9:00am	11:40am
Left on E. Onondaga St.	E. Genesee St	E. Jefferson St	9:00am	11:45am
Right on E. Jefferson St.	E. Onondaga St	S. Salina St	9:00am	11:45am
Right on S. Salina St.	E. Jefferson St.	Clinton Square	9:00am	11:50am
Finish: at Clinton Square			6:00am	1:00pm

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