Roads across the city will be closed for hours this weekend to make way for thousands of marathon runners.
Main thoroughfares including parts of the A23 and A259 will be shut while some 13,000 runners take on the 26.2-mile race across Brighton and Hove.
The event sets off from Preston Park at 9.45am on April 7.
One extended closure is in place on Madeira Drive between the Aquarium Roundabout and Dukes Mound, from 6am on Saturday until 6pm on Sunday.
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The below road closures are in place on Sunday, April 7.
The following roads will be closed from 6.30am until 12pm:
Preston Park Avenue, Preston Drove (from London Road to Surrenden Road), A23 London Road/Preston Road (from The Deneway to Stanford Avenue), Towergate, Kingsmere, Cliveden Court, Elms Lea Avenue, Leahurst Court Road, Cedars Gardens, Withdean Court Avenue, South Road, Lover’s Walk, Rookery Close, Preston Grange, Preston Circus, Grange Close.
The following road will be closed from 6.30am until 12.15pm:
A23 Preston Road (from Stanford Avenue to Preston Circus)
The following roads will be closed from 6am until 1.15pm:
A23 London Road (from Preston Circus to St Peter’s Place), Old Steine, A23 York Place/ Gloucester Place, Ditchling Road (from St Peter’s Place to Gardner Street), North Road (from A23 Gloucester Place to Gardner Street), Jubilee Street, Church Street (from Jubilee Street to Old Steine) Richmond Place, St Peter’s Place, Union Road, A270 Lewes Road (from Melbourne Street to Richmond Place) St Martin’s Place, Franklin Road (from Hastings Road/Franklin Street, to Upper Wellington Road), Wellington Road, Elm Grove (from Lewes Road to Wellington Road) and Grand Parade.
The following roads will be closed from 8am to 1pm:
St James’s Street, Steine Street, Manchester Street, Charles Street, Broad Street, Madeira Place, Camelford Street, Van Alen Mews, Margaret Street, Wentworth Street, New Steine, Rock Place and Lower Rock Gardens.
The following roads will be closed from 6am to 3.30pm:
A259 Marine Parade (from Aquarium Roundabout to Roedean Road), Royal Crescent, Royal Crescent Mews, Marine Square, Belgrave Place and Marine Gate.
The following roads will be closed from 8am to 3pm:
A259 Marine Parade (from Roedean Road to Nevill Road) and Greenways (from Marine Parade to Ainsworth Avenue)
The following roads will be closed from 6am until 6pm:
Dukes Mound to Madeira Drive (from Duke’s Mound to Black Rock), Kingsway, Grand Avenue and the seafront cycle lane on Kingsway, Kings Road and Madeira Drive.
The following roads will be closed from 6am until 4.30pm:
Pool Valley, East Street, Little East Street, Black Lion Street, Ship Street, Middle Street, West Street, Queensbury Mews and Montpellier Road.
The following roads will be closed from 8.30am until 6pm:
B2066 Church Road (from Grand Avenue to Sackville Road), B2066 New Church Road, Miles Walk, Courtyard Lane, A2194 Boundary Road (from New Church Road to Seaford Road), Seaford Road, St Leonard’s Road, Saxon Road (from New Church Road to Marine Avenue), Marine Avenue (from Saxon Road to Wish Road), Wish Road (from New Church Road to Marine Avenue), Tandridge Road and Norman Road.
The following roads will be closed from 6am to 6.30pm:
A259 Kingsway (south lane closure from Grand Avenue to Wharf Road), Wharf Road (from Kingsway to Basin Road South), Basin Road (south lane closure from Wharf Road to Western Esplanade) and Western Esplanade.
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