The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon is taking place this weekend, and residents and motorists are advised of road closures in the CBD, Atlantic Seaboard and the southern suburbs.

The weekend kicks off with trail runs and shorter peace runs on Saturday, 14 October 2023 before the main event marathon on Sunday, 15 October.

The 42,2 km marathon will take athletes from the start line outside the DHL Stadium, out to Newlands via Nelson Mandela Boulevard passing through Woodstock, Salt River and Mowbray before reaching the CBD and Sea Point.

Due to the marathon, a number of roads in the CBD and surroundings will be closed periodically to traffic on Sunday, 15 October 2023.

The following major arteries will be closed off to traffic at various times during the day between 05:00 and 14:30 on 15 October:

• Helen Suzman Boulevard (between Beach Road and Granger Bay Boulevard) – 06:00 to 14:30
• Beach Road (between Surrey Pl and Portswood Drive) – 04:00 08:00
• Three Anchor Bay Rd (between Main Road and Beach Road) – 06:00 to 14:00
• Beach Road (between Helen Suzman Boulevard and Queens Road) 03:00 to 14:30
• Fritz Sonnenberg Road (between Stephan Way and Beach Road) – 06:30 to 08:30
• Buitengracht Street (between Helen Suzman Boulevard and Dock Road) – 05:30 to 08:15
• Nelson Mandela Boulevard Outbound lanes (between Dock Road and Searle Street) – 05:00 to 09:00
• Newmarket Street (between Strand Street and Russell Street) – 06:15 to 12:15
• Long Street (between Riebeek and Strand streets) – 06:30 to 13:00
• Nelson Mandela Boulevard Onramp Hertzog Blvd Nelson Mandela Blvd 05:00 to 09:00
• Buitengracht Street (Riebeek Street Inbound and Somerset Rd Inbound Intersection closed) 06:45 to 12:30
• Sir Lowry / Victoria Rd Inbound Lanes (between Salt River Road and Searle Street – 04:30 to 09:20
• Liesbeek Parkway/Malta Road (between Station Road and Lower Main Road) – 06:00 to 11:45
• Albert Road (between Salt River Circle and Lower Church Street)- 05:00 to12:00
• Letterstedt / Claremont Boulevard (between Main Road and Hawthorne Road) – 04:00 to 10:00
• Campground Road (between Campground Rd / Pilland Road Circle and Park Road) – 06:15 to 11:00

Motorists are advised that no parking will be allowed on Long Street between Riebeek and Strand streets on the morning of the marathon.

Parking is also not allowed on Plein, St Johns and Hatfield Streets between Darling Street and Orange Street from 06:30 to 12:30.