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Plan your Easter weekend super-early with this just-released list of road closures for the upcoming Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon. These are effective on Saturday 4 April 2015.
ROAD |
CLOSURE TIME |
| Main Road,Newlands Between Klipper Rd and Letterstedt Road, Claremont |
04h00 -06h45 |
| Main Road: Newlands to Plumstead both carriageways From Letterstedt Rd to Gabriel Rd Athletes will be moved from both sides of the road to the left at Gabriel Road |
06h30 -08h15 |
| Main Road: Muizenberg to Fish Hoek Motorists travelling south and north will be diverted over Boyes Drive to Clairvauz Road and then a stop – go system to Clovelly Road. traffic travelling to and from Kommetjoe / Simonstown Roads through FishHoek will be diverted via Beach Road |
07h00 -09h15 |
| Kommetjie Road: Fish Hoek From Main Road to Corsair Way, Sun Valley, motorists to share westbound (direction Kommetjie) lane. Runners use eastbound lane. Drive with caution. |
07h00 -09h30 |
| Corsair Way: Sun Valley | 07h00 -10h00 |
| Ou Kaapse Weg Southbound (direction Fish Hoek) closed between Steenberg and Noordhoek Roads. Northbound traffic diverted via Buller Louw. Stop/Go system for both runners and cars from 09h30. Expect Delays. |
07h00 -09h30 |
| Noordhoek Main Road Northbound lane closed. Traffic to share southbound lane. |
07h00 -10h30 |
| Silvermine Road From Village Lane to Noordhoek Main Road |
07h00 -10h30 |
| Chapman’s Peak Drive Chapman’s Peak Drive will be closed to traffic from 03h30. Spectators permitted to enter from Hout Bay to the various picnic spots from the Hout Bay side only until 07h00.M. |
03h30 -12h00 |
| Hout Bay Main Road From Chapman’s Peak to Victoria Road Circle. Traffic coming into Hout Bay will be detoured away from Victoria Road Circle to Valley and then Disa River Roads. Runners will be on the northbound lane (direction Cape Town). |
07h30 -11h30 |
| Hout Bay Road From Victoria Road Circle to Disa River Road Totally closed to traffic. Runners will be eastbound lane (direction Constantia Nek) i.e. their left |
07h45 -12h00 |
| Hout Bay Road From Disa River Road to Constantia Nek A convoy system for motorists will operate under the direction of the traffic department. Runners will be in eastbound lane (direction Constantia Nek) i.e. their left. |
07h45 -12h15 |
| Rhodes Drive: Constantia Nek to Canterbury Road Circle Both directions |
05h30 -13h00 |
| Rhodes Drive: Canterbury Road Circle to Union Ave Traffic may only travel south. Runners will be in lane heading towards Cape Town (their left). Please note:Kirstenbosch Gardens ^+& Restaurant will be accessible to the public. |
06h30 -13h00 |
| M3 – union Avenue: Rhodes Drive / Newlands Ave to UCT Left lane will be coned off for athletes, right lane will remain open at all times for motorists travellingtowards Cape Town. Please drive cautiously. Please note – Rhodes Memorial Restaurant will be accessible to the public. |
06h30 -14h00 |
Traffic proceeding to the City from the False Bay Areas will be diverted through Fish Hoek along Main Road to Kalk Bay and then along Boyes Drive to Lakeside. From there, drivers will be directed to the Blue Route (M3).
Residents in the following areas are requested not to park along the route and to use alternative side streets for the duration of the race:
- Between Klipper and San Souci Roads
- From Atlantic Road, Muizenberg through St James and Kalk Bay until the police station just past Clovelly Road in Fishhoek.
- Kommetjie Road from 17th Avenue through to Fish Hoek Circle at Main road (runners will be running towards Sun Valley facing traffic within one lane which will be coned off).
Please note that the M3 Nothbound lane will remain open to traffic for the duration of the event
Delays can be expected for the duration of the Old Mutual Two Oceans marathon. We appeal to motorists to avoid using roads leading to the race route. Please comply with the directions given by traffic officers and marshals. Road signs will be in place during the week prior to the race, advising motorists of the road closures.
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