In less than three weeks, the rubber meets the road for Comrades runners, in their quest to conquer the 96th Comrades Marathon, a Down Run from Pietermaritzburg to Durban. The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) has confirmed that the following road closures and alert notification which will be effective over Comrades race weekend, starting around midnight on Saturday 10th until 21h30 on Sunday, 11th June 2023.
CMA Race Director, Rowyn James says, “Due to the massive roadworks on the N3 for the first 30km of the race from Pietermaritzburg to Cato Ridge, if you are travelling to the start from Durban on the morning of the race you are advised to leave extra early (by latest 3am), perhaps an hour earlier than you would normally do, as the sheer volume of traffic will definitely lead to congestion and a substantially longer travelling time. Without any accidents or vehicle breakdowns, you can factor in the journey taking you one hour and thirty minutes.”
Comrades supporters are advised to please take note that the usual spectator spots and associated parking areas at Lynnfield Park, Umlaas Road and Camperdown will be out of bounds on race day due to the roadworks. Cato Ridge will be the first available spot where supporters can gather and see the runners. The road closure schedule is as follows:
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FROM
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TO
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CLOSE
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OPEN
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Start (in front of the City Hall)
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Chief Albert Luthuli Road
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18H00 (10th June)
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08H00
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Chief Albert Luthuli Road
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Alan Paton Road
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02H00
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06H30
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Alan Paton Road
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Epworth Road/Isabel Beardmore Drive/Croft Road
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04H00
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07H00
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Washington Road
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Market Road
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04H00
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07H15
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Market Road
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Polly Shortts
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04H00
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07H45
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Polly Shortts
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Ashburton Road
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05H00
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08H30
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Ashburton Road
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N3 Lion Park
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05H00
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08H45
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N3 Lion Park
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Umlaas Road
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05H15
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09H45
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Umlaas Road
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Camperdown
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05H30
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10H30
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Camperdown
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Cato Ridge town area
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06H00
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11H00
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Cato Ridge town area
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06H15
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11H20
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Cato Ridge town area
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Eddie Hagan Road
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06H30
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11H40
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Eddie Hagan Road
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Thousand Hills Drive
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06H30
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12H00
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Thousand Hills Drive
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Halfway
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06H45
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13H00
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Halfway
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Alverstone Road
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07H00
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13H15
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Alverstone Road
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Kassier Road
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07H30
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14H00
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Kassier Road
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Inanda Road
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07H45
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14H30
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Inanda Road
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Winston Park
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08H00
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15H00
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Winston Park
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Everton Road
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08H00
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15H15
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M13 West Bound
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08H15
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16H00
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Kloof Old Main Road
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M13 West Bound
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08H15
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15H45
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Bottom of Fields Hill
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St Johns Avenue
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08H30
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16H15
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St Johns Avenue
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Otto Volek
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08H20
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16H30
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Otto Volek
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King Cetshwayo Highway
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08H20
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17H00
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King Cetshwayo Highway
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45th Cutting
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08H20
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17H15
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45th Cutting
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Sherwood on ramp
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08H30
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17H30
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N3 East Bound
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08H00
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18H00
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N3
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David Webster & Braam Fischer Street
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08H00
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20H00
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c/o Samora Machel & Masabalala Yengwa (NMR) Ave (City Bound)
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Kingsmead Cricket Stadium
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08H00
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21H30
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