Michael

Road Closure Planning & Navigation

When events (marathons, races, festivals, etc.) need to temporarily close roads for a few hours often the only notice drivers have is suddenly being unable to get to their destination when they happen upon the closed road. Often the police or event organizers staffing the closure only know their task and a site-wide map isn't available to help inform drivers what detour route they need to take instead to get where they're going. A service could be provided by e.g. Google Maps to create a planning tool that would allow the event organizers to designate where the closures would be, as well as other helpful planning/coordination features for attendees, volunteers, police, etc. And the benefit to the public would be the ability for the Maps Navigation to automatically route drivers around the event with a caution that the event is taking place so they know to expect delays and to take extra care.