Several roads will be closed in the City over the weekend. This is because the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon will be held this Sunday, 24 May 2026. This race brings the Marathon event one step closer to joining the prestigious Abbott World Marathon Majors.

Several roads will be closed in the City over the weekend

Motorists and residents are also reminded that restrictions will be implemented along the route. You are asked to take note of these and other logistical arrangements planned for race day. The City is reminding citizens that several routes will be affected on Saturday, 23 May and Sunday, 24 May 2026. Organisers say this is because a route is linking Green Point, the CBD, Woodstock, Salt River, Observatory, the Southern Suburbs and Sea Point.

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The major traffic arteries affected include:

Helen Suzman Boulevard
Beach Road in Sea Point
Beach Road in Mouille Point
Granger Bay Boulevard
Nelson Mandela Boulevard
Somerset Road in Green Point
Buitengracht Street
Liesbeek Parkway in Observatory and Mowbray
Darling Street
Long Street
Adderley Street
Main Road between Woodstock, Observatory and Salt River

Here is a list of the best spectator viewing points along the route:

Start areas on Fritz Sonnenberg Road and Beach Road, Green Point
6,5km mark at the N2 off-ramp (near Searle Street, Woodstock)
15,3km mark at the Palmyra Junction Shopping Centre
17,2km mark outside Rondebosch Park on Campground Road
20km – 22km mark on Rondebosch Common
26,7km at the Salt River Circle
27km – 29km mark along Albert Road and Newmarket Street, Salt River
30,7km – 32,1km on Government Avenue, onto Orange and Long streets
34km – Green Point Main Road
36,3km – Sea Point Promenade
40km mark along Beach Road in Sea Point
The Finish on Vlei Road in Green Point

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