Runners will be out force in the capital for the Australian Running Festival so we've put together a bit of a guide to make getting around easier.
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No special event shuttles will be provided during the race, so for up-to-date public transport info head to Transport Canberra
Road Closures
Roads will close at 4am on Saturday April 8 ahead of the 5km and 10km events.
Alexandrina Drive from Flynn Drive to Hopetoun Circuit will be reopened at 9am.
However closures from Parliament Place East through Federation Mall, Queen Victoria Terrace, King George Terrace and to Flynn Drive will lift at 10.30am.
Managed access will be in place to ensure access to:
Canberra Yacht Club and Southern Cross Yacht Club, Parliamentary Triangle, National Zoo and Aquarium, Uniting Church Yarralumla, Royal Canberra Golf Club, Yarralumla Dog Park, Western Park businesses and Heritage Nursery Yarralumla and the Old Bus Depot Markets.
Saturday
Reopens at 9am
- Alexandrina Drive Flynn Drive Hopetoun Circuit
Reopens at 10.30am
- Parkes Place East King George Terrace King Edward Terrace
- King George Terrace Langton Crescent Walpole Crescent
- Langton Crescent Queen Victoria Terrace King Edward Terrace
- Queen Victoria Terrace Langton Crescent Kings Avenue
- Federation Mall East Queen Victoria Terrace Parliament Drive
- Federation Mall West Queen Victoria Terrace Parliament Drive
- Parliament Drive Federation Mall West Federation Mall East
- Walpole Crescent Queen Victoria Terrace King George Terrace
- King Edward Terrace Commonwealth Avenue Parkes Place West
- Flynn Drive Flynn Drive King Edward Terrace
- Flynn Drive State Circle King Edward Terrace
- Coronation Drive Flynn Drive Forster Crescent
Sunday
Half marathon and marathon race events looping through the central and west basin mean many more road closures on Sunday April 9.
Commonwealth Avenue will remain open in both directions on Sunday for those heading to and from the city. Cotter Road and Adelaide Avenue will also remain open in both directions.
Closures will be in place from 4am until 11am on westbound lanes of Morsehead Drive from Russell Drive to Kings Avenue and along Parkes Way from Kings Avenue to the Glenloch Interchange.
One eastbound lane of Cotter Road will be closed from Lady Denman Drive to Dudley Street from 5am until 12.30pm.
Access to the National Zoo and Aquarium will be made possible via Tuggeranong Parkway on Sunday.
Weston Park Road and Alexandrina Drive will be affected by closures from 5am until 1pm and 1.15pm, with all closures lifted by 1.30pm.
Reopens at 9am
- King George Terrace Langton Crescent Walpole Crescent 4am - 9am
- Langton Crescent Queen Victoria Terrace King Edward Terrace 4am - 9am
- Queen Elizabeth Terrace Parkes Place West Parkes Place East 4am - 9am
- Federation Mall West Queen Victoria Terrace Parliament Drive 4am - 9am
- Federation Mall East Queen Victoria Terrace Parliament Drive 4am - 9am
- Parliament Drive Melbourne Avenue Federation Mall 4am - 9am
- Walpole Crescent Queen Victoria Terrace King George Terrace 4am - 9am
- Parkes Place West King George Terrace King Edward Terrace 4am - 9am
- Parkes Place East King George Terrace King Edward Terrace 4am - 9am
- Queen Victoria Terrace Langton Crescent Kings Avenue 4am - 9am
- King Edward Terrace Langton Crescent Kings Avenue 4am - 9am
Reopens at 9.45am
- Bowen Place King Edward Terrace Bowen Drive 4am - 9:45am
- Bowen Drive Wentworth Avenue Bowen Place 4am - 9:45am
- Wentworth Avenue Telopea Park East Bowen Drive 4am - 9:45am
- New South Wales Crescent Telopea Park East Telopea Park West 4am - 9:45am
- Telopea Park West Manuka Circle Wentworth Avenue 4am - 9:45am
- Kings Avenue - Southbound lanes Parkes Way Blackall Street 4am - 9:45am
Reopens at 11am
- Morsehead Drive - Westbound lanes Russel Drive Kings Avenue 4am - 11am
- Parkes Way - Westbound Lanes Kings Avenue Glenloch Interchange 4am - 11am
- King Edward Terrace Langton Crescent Parkes Place East 4am - 1:30pm
- Commonwealth Avenue - 2 Northbound lanes Flynn Place Parkes Way 5am - 11am
Reopens between 12pm and 1pm
- Lady Denman Drive Cotter Road Parkes Way 5am - 12pm
- Cotter Road - 1 Eastbound lane Lady Denman Drive Dudley Street 5am - 12:30pm
- Dudley Street Novar Street Cotter Road 5am - 12:30pm
- Flynn Drive Alexandrina Drive King Edward Terrace 5am - 12:30pm
- Flynn Place Flynn Drive Commonwealth Ave 5am - 12:30pm
- Kintore Crescent - Westbound lane Novar Street Denman Street 5am - 12:45pm
- Denman Street - Westbound lane Kintore Crescent Maxwell Street 5am - 12:45pm
- Maxwell Street - Northbound lane Denman Street Banks Street 5am - 12:45pm
- Banks Street - Northbound lane Maxwell Street Weston Park Road 5am - 12:45pm
Reopens between 1pm and 1.30pm
- Weston Park Road At Banks Street At Banks Street 5am - 1pm
- Brown Street - Eastbound Lane Banks Street Alexandrina Drive 5am - 1pm
- Alexandrina Drive Brown Street Flynn Drive 5am - 1:15pm
- Parkes Place East King Edward Terrace King George Terrace 5am - 1:30pm
