Toy Run 2013

For 31 years the biking fraternity has been gathering toys to donate to less fortunate children around the country.

This year things will be no different: the entrance fee is still a donation of toys for less privileged children.

Gift shops at the entrances will sell Toy Run recommended gifts, if you forget your gift donation.

Already confirmed for the day are two popular bands and well over 80 stalls and food vendors.

“The event does create a lot of traffic congestion, ranging from road closures to manned intersections for traffic flow control,” said organising committee chairman Graeme Cartwright.

“In the interests of motorcyclist road safety, we have the local Metro Police involved, as well as over 200 volunteers who will help to redirect traffic flow.”

The following traffic measures will be in effect from 8am until about 2pm on the day.

The roads that will be severely impacted by road closures or traffic are:

•  Atlas Road – near R21 (high motorcycle traffic and pointsmen)

•  Great North Road (high motorcycle traffic and pointsmen)

•  Hospital Road (closure to cars plus high motorcycle traffic and pointsmen))

•  Aerodrome Road (closure onto Hospital Road)

•  Aster Street (closure onto Hospital Road)

•  Angelier Street (closure onto Hanekam Street)

•  Sonneblom Street (closure onto Hospital Road)

•  Stokroos Street (closure onto Hanekam Street)

•  Hanekam Street (closure to cars from Hospital Road to Vygie Road)

•  Farrar Street (closure onto Hospital Road)

•  Dalrymple (traffic past the schools)

• Brodigan Street (closed to cars)

•  Vygie Road (closure onto Hanekam Street)

•  Dean Crescent (potential closure onto Hanekam Street)

•  Webb Street (closure at Hospital Road intersection)

The following roads will have a higher traffic flow than usual:

•  O’Reilly Merry Street (traffic and pointsmen)

•  Celia Nestadt Road (motorcycles)

•  Fourteenth Avenue (traffic)

For more information contact Cartwright on 083 463 2761, or event convener Pete Beart on 083 229 6621.