Plymouth Half Marathon: Traffic and access information
Plymouth’s Half Marathon 2016 will be taking place on Sunday 17th April.
This established event is an annual fixture in the city’s calendar and 2016 will see thousands of runners take to the streets; many of whom will be raising money for charity.
Using the city’s streets for the race will cause some changes to usual traffic routes. In planning the event every effort is made to minimise the disruption caused with the closing of roads. Where closures occur, and where possible, diversions will be in place to ensure continued access around the city for motorists and public transport.
The roads that will be closed are listed below.
THE ROADS CLOSED ARE
- Cliff Road
- Great Western Road
- Grand Parade
- Madeira Road
- The Barbican
- Southside Street
- Sutton Road
- Barbican Approach
- Gydnia Way
- Embankment Lane
- Haye Road
- The Ride
THE ROADS PARTIALLY CLOSED ARE:
- West Hoe Road (between Cliff Road & Radford Road)
- Hoe Road (between Grand Parade & Lambhay Hill)
- B3240 - Vauxhall Street and Breton Side (between Southside St & Exeter St)
- A374/Exeter Street (down to one lane westbound)
- A374/Embankment Road (closed outbound between Gydnia Way & Old Laira Road)
- Commercial Road (between Sutton Road & Barbican Approach
- Commercial Road (between Sutton Road & Barbican Approach
- A379/Laira Bridge Road, Laira Bridge (closed eastbound between Hele’s Terrace & Billacombe Road)
- Billacombe Road (closed eastbound)
- Elburton Road (closed eastbound between Billacombe Road & Haye Road)
PLEASE NOTE:
- A374 Exeter Street: Traffic will be able to move in both directions as usual
- Cattedown: Access via Cattedown Road, or by turning left from Laira Bridge Road westbound into Finnigan Road
- A38 / Plympton: Access from the City Centre is via Embankment Road - the bus & taxi lane restriction will be suspended and open to all traffic from 6.00am – 2.00pm. Alternatively, access Embankment Road via Lanhydrock Road or Old Laira Road
- Billacombe Road: The eastbound carriageway of Billacombe Road will be fully closed. Traffic will be managed so it can continue to flow in both directions on the westbound carriageway (except for HGVs)
- Elburton Road: The eastbound carriageway of Elburton Road will be fully closed. Traffic will be managed so it can continue to flow in both directions on the westbound carriageway (except for HGVs)
- Plymstock: Access from Elburton Road via Springfield Road and Pomphlett roundabout
All road closures will start operating at 6am, with a dynamic re-opening schedule to ensure roads are re-opened as soon as runners have completed each section of the route. All roads will be fully re-opened by 1.00pm.
Once closures are in place, no vehicles will be permitted onto the race route until closures are lifted.
An estimated reopening schedule is as follows:
• Cliff Road, Great Western Road & Grand Parade – 10.00am
• Billacombe Road & Elburton Road – 11.15am
• Haye Road – 11.30am
• The Ride – 12.15pm
• All remaining roads – 1.00pm
Please allow extra time for your journey.
