#COMRADES2023 ROAD CLOSURES

#COMRADES2023 ROAD CLOSURES

In less than three weeks, the rubber meets the road for Comrades runners, in their quest to conquer the 96th Comrades Marathon, a Down Run from Pietermaritzburg to Durban. The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) has confirmed that the following road closures and alert notification which will be effective over Comrades race weekend, starting around midnight on Saturday 10th until 21h30 on Sunday, 11th June 2023.

CMA Race Director, Rowyn James says, “Due to the massive roadworks on the N3 for the first 30km of the race from Pietermaritzburg to Cato Ridge, if you are travelling to the start from Durban on the morning of the race you are advised to leave extra early (by latest 3am), perhaps an hour earlier than you would normally do, as the sheer volume of traffic will definitely lead to congestion and a substantially longer travelling time. Without any accidents or vehicle breakdowns, you can factor in the journey taking you one hour and thirty minutes.”

Comrades supporters are advised to please take note that the usual spectator spots and associated parking areas at Lynnfield Park, Umlaas Road and Camperdown will be out of bounds on race day due to the roadworks. Cato Ridge will be the first available spot where supporters can gather and see the runners. The road closure schedule is as follows:

FROM TO CLOSE OPEN
Start (in front of the City Hall) Chief Albert Luthuli Road 18H00 (10th June) 08H00
Chief Albert Luthuli Road Alan Paton Road 02H00 06H30
Alan Paton Road Epworth Road/Isabel Beardmore Drive/Croft Road 04H00 07H00
Washington Road Market Road 04H00 07H15
Market Road Polly Shortts 04H00 07H45
Polly Shortts Ashburton Road 05H00 08H30
Ashburton Road N3 Lion Park 05H00 08H45
N3 Lion Park Umlaas Road 05H15 09H45
Umlass Road Camperdown 05H30 10H30
Camperdown Cato Ridge Town Area 06H00 11H00
Cato Ridge Town Area 06H15 11H20
Cato Ridge Town Area Eddie Hagan Road 06H30 11H40
Eddie Hagan Road Thousand Hills Drive 06H30 12H00
Thousand Hills Drive Halfway 06H45 13H00
Halfway Alverstone Road 07H00 13H15
Alverstone Road Kassier Road 07H30 14H00
Kassier Road Inanda Road 07H45 14H30
Inanda Road Winston Road 08H00 15H00
Winston Road Everton Road 08H00 15H15
M13 West Bound 08H15 16H00
Kloof Old Main Road M13 West Bound 08H15 15H45
Bottom of Fields Hill St. Johns Avenue 08H30 16H15
St. Johns Avenue  Otto Volek 08H20 16H30
Otto Volek King Cetshwayo Highway 08H20 17H00
King Cetshwayo Highway 45th Cutting 08H20 17H15
45th Cutting Sherwood on ramp 08H30 17H30
N3 East Bound 08H00 18H00
N3 David Webster & Braam Fischer Street 08H00 20H00
c/o Samora Machel & Masabalala Yengwa (NMR) Ave (City Bound) Kingsmead Cricket Stadium 08H00 21H30
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