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Road closures for the Cardiff Half Marathon

 

Cardiff Half Marathon will take place on October 1stand with an anticipated 25,000 people set to compete in the event - Cardiff is expected to be exceptionally busy.

To set up and dismantle the race village for the event, there will be road closures put in place in the Civic Centre from Wednesday September 27th.

From 5am on September 27thuntil midnight on October 2nd: College Road will be closed from the junction with Museum Avenue to the junction with King Edward V11 Avenue (access will be maintained until 9am on September 30th)

 

From 5am on Thursday September 28thuntil midnight on October 2nd: King Edward V11 Avenue will be closed up to the junction with Boulevard de Nantes and to the junction with City Hall Road.

On the day of the event - the following map outlines the anticipated timeframes for the road closures -http://www.cardiffhalfmarathon.co.uk/residents-spectators/road-closures/

 

The Highway Authority is advising that Castle Street will close at 4am, as outlined below rather than 4.30am, as advertised in the map above.

 

The following roads will be closed from 5am on September 29thuntil midnight on October 1st:

 

        King Edward V11 (Junction with Boulevard de Nantes to the junction with City Hall Road, and from the junction with Corbett Road to the junction with City hall Road)

        Museum Avenue from the closed end with Corbett Road to the junction with Gorsedd Gardens Road

        Gorsedd Gardens Roadfrom the junction with Park Place to the junction with Museum Avenue.

        City Hall Road from the junction with North Road to the junction with Museum Avenue (vehicular access to private parking and for deliveries will be maintained until 9.00am Saturday 30thSeptember only).

 

4.00am until 12noon

 

        North Road south of the junction with Boulevard de Nantes to the junction with the A416

        The A4161 from the junction with North Road to its junction with Kingsway,

        Kingsway from the junction with the A4161 to the junction with Duke Street

        Duke Street and Castle Street

        Cowbridge Road East from the junction with Castle Street to the junction with Cathedral Road.

 

6.00am until 10.45am

 

       North Road from the junction with Colum Road to the junction with Boulevard de Nantes (access to Blackweir via Park Place/Corbett Road, northbound up North Road).

 

10.00am until 15.10pm:

 

        Colum Road

        Park Place from the junction with St Andrews Place to the junction with Colum Road.

Rolling road closure from 9am until 3.10pm:

 

        Cowbridge Road East from the junction with Cathedral Road

        Wellington Street, Leckwith Road and Sloper Road

        Penarth Road, Cardiff Bay Barrage, Cargo Road and Locks Road

        Porth Tiegr, Harbour Drive and Roald Dahl Plas

       Bute Place, Lloyd George Avenue and Herbert Street

        Tyndall Street, East Tyndall Street and Windsor Road

        Adam Street, Fitzalan Place going across Newport Road

        West Grove, Richmond Road and Albany Road

        Blenheim Road, Marlborough Road and Ninian Road

        Fairoak Road, Lake Road East and Lake Road West

        Fairoak Road, Cathays Terrace, Corbett Road and Museum Avenue.

 

For the duration of the road closures:

 

        Access will only be allowed into Beatty Avenue from the junction with Lake Road North (including Jellicoe Gardens, Keys Avenue and Tyrwhitt Crescent).

        Access to Queen Anne Square will be managed via Colum Road/Corbett Road and exiting will be via Corbett Road/North Road northbound.

        Lady Mary Road will be closed from the junction with Mary Port road to the junction with Lake Road East.

 

Given the route for this event - Wedal Road HWRC will be closed. Bessemer Close HWRC's and Lamby Way HWRC will be open as usual from 7.30am until 6.30pm.