Motorists are advised to plan ahead for road closures on Saturday, October 17, when approximately 4 500 runners are expected to take part in the Letsgo Potch Marathon on the Bult.
The race will start and finish at the NWC Oval in Loop Street.
Borcherds Street will already be closed from 18:00 on Friday, October 16 until midnight, while Esselen Street will close from 22:00-00:00.
Full road closures will occur on Saturday at the following streets: Hoffman, Borcherds and Esselen streets will be closed from 02:00 to 11:30. The Meyer Street Bridge will also be closed during this period, from 04:00. The closure time for Molen Street is still to be confirmed.
Partial closures will also affect Steve Biko (04:30-11:00), Gerrit Dekker (04:30-09:30), Meyer (04:30-11:00) and Thabo Mbeki Streets (04:30-11:00)
The following roads will be open with traffic control: Calderbank Street from 04:30-09:00, Silver Street from 04:30-11:00 and R53 Eleazer Crossing from 04:30-11:00.
The race organisers are appealing to resident to be patient, to take extra care near race routes and intersections and to use alternative routes where possible.
Race start times:
- 42.2 km: 05:15
- 21.1 km: 06:00
- 10 km: 07:00
- 5 km: 08:00
Official route maps:
