Anticipation is building for this weekend’s Sanlam Cape Town Marathon when thousands of runners will follow a brand new route through the city’s streets.
This year will see the start of a three-year evaluation process as the city aims to join Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York as host of one of the Abbot World Marathon Majors in 2025
However, in order to remain in contention to join this prestigious group of events, organizers were required to alter the traditional route which will result in the temporary closure of several major roads on Saturday and Sunday.
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The race, through some of the city’s iconic landmarks and most scenic landscape, will have a modified route with the start moved from Fritz Sonneberg Road (in front of DHL Stadium) to Helen Suzman Boulevard.
For the first time ever, the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon athletes will be running on the elevated freeway and the N2, to join the Southern Suburbs.
As a result of the revised route, the outbound lanes on Buitengracht Street between Helen Suzman Boulevard and Dock Road will be closed to traffic between 5:30am and 7:30am.
There will also be comprehensive road closures on Long Street from 06:30 until 13:00. No parking will be allowed on Long Street.
See: Live Road closure map for the Cape Town Marathon
Additionally, the outbound lanes on Nelson Mandela Boulevard between Dock Road and Searle Street will be closed from 4:30am until 9am.
The flagship marathon will be preceded by 10km and 5km peace runs as well as the two trail runs on Saturday.
There will be temporary and rolling road closures in the Green Point and Sea Point areas on Saturday.
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