The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon will take place this weekend, with trail and peace runs on Saturday, 19 October and the main marathon on Sunday, 20 October. This will result in widespread road closures and traffic restrictions, Cape {town} Etc reports.
On Sunday, around 21 000 runners, including some of Africa’s top athletes, will compete in the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon.
The race will begin outside the DHL Stadium and take the athletes on a 42.2-kilometre circuit to Newlands via Nelson Mandela Boulevard, passing through Woodstock, Salt River and Mowbray before returning to the city centre, Sea Point and finishing on Vlei Road in Green Point.
The marathon will also run through some of the Mother City’s most prominent monuments, such as Rondebosch Common, District Six, the Castle of Good Hope and City Hall.
‘The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon is one of the premier events on the Mother City’s annual calendar and it is now on the cusp of a global achievement,’ said JP Smith, mayoral committee member for Safety and Security. ‘We have mobilised our staff to assist in making this a possibility in the planning phase and on race day.’
‘Our Events Coordinating Committee has worked with the marathon’s management for months to finalise a route fit for an Abbott World Marathon Majors race, and our Safety and Security personnel are prepared to ensure the race route is protected while also putting measures in place for residents to continue their Sunday routines without too much inconvenience.’
This is a race for Cape Town and we hope residents and visitors near the route will come out to show support to the runners.’
The wide race route will cause traffic closures in a number of suburbs, including the CBD, Green Point, District Six, Sea Point, Woodstock, Salt River, Observatory, Mowbray, Claremont, Rondebosch, and Newlands.
A number of roads along the marathon route in these regions have been declared no-parking zones. Vehicles parked there will be hauled away.
A detailed list of road closures and no-parking areas for the marathon may be found here.
On Sunday, the marathon will also have an impact on service on some MyCiTi lines.
The following routes will be impacted:
• 101 – Vredehoek – Gardens – Civic Centre
• 111 – Vredehoek – Gardens – Civic Centre
• 102 – Salt River Rail – Walmer Estate – Civic Centre
• 103 – Oranjezicht – Gardens – Civic Centre
• 105 – Sea Point – Fresnaye – Civic Centre
• 107 – Camps Bay (anticlockwise) – Civic Centre
• 108 – Hangberg – Hout Bay Harbour – Sea Point
• 109 – Hout Bay Beach – Imizamo Yethu – Sea Point – Adderley
• 113 – Upper Kloof Street – Adderley – Waterfront
• 261 – Century City Rail – Omuramba – Salt River – Adderley.
Runners and spectators heading to the finish line on Vlei Road are warned that there will be little to no parking in the Green Point Precinct, and a number of roads in the surrounding area have been marked as no parking zones.
To reduce traffic congestion on race morning, runners are recommended to use the simple park and ride system.
Secure parking will be available at Century City, UCT, Theo Marais Park, CTICC (payable), and the Civic Centre.
Between 4am and 4:30am, a shuttle will run from Century City’s Long March to Freedom parking complex to the Green Point Precinct.
The return bus will take athletes back to their vehicles at Century City between 10am and 2pm.
Between 4am and 4:30am, athletes will be transported to Green Point by bus from the Shuttle North Stop at UCT.
The return bus service to UCT will run from 10am to 2pm.
Theo Marais Park in Milnerton will have a shuttle service to the Green Point Precinct from 4am to 4:30am.
Return buses will leave the Stadium Station in Green Point between 10am and 2pm.
The shuttle between CTICC and Green Point will run from 4am to 5am, with return buses running between 10am and 2pm.
The shuttle will operate at the Civic Centre from 4am to 5am, with return buses running between 10am and 2pm.
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