Temporary road closures for The Canberra Times Fun Run this Sunday


Released 01/01/2018

The ACT Government and National Capital Authority wish to advise motorists and other road users that The Canberra Times Fun Run this year will be held Sunday 3 September 2017, which will result in a series of temporary road closures and changes to some Transport Canberra bus routes. Affected areas include Parkes, Phillip, Curtin, Yarralumla and Capital Hill.

From 6 am until 1 pm closures will be in place on the northbound lanes of Kings Avenue and  Wendouree Drive between Constitution Avenue and Kings Avenue.

From 6 am until 12 noon the following road closures will be in place:

  • Yamba Drive, northbound lanes between Kitchener Street and Yarra Glen
  • Yarra Glen, northbound lanes
  • Yarra Glen, southbound lanes between Carruthers Street and Melrose Drive
  • Melrose Drive, between Theodore Drive and Yarra Glen
  • Launceston Street, between Easty Street and Yamba Drive
  • Adelaide Avenue, northbound lanes
  • State Circle, northbound lanes
  • Parliament Drive, at the entrance to State Circle and Commonwealth Avenue
  • Federation Mall, between Queen Victoria Crescent and Parliament Drive
  • Walpole Crescent, between Queen Victoria Terrace and King George Terrace
  • Queen Victoria Terrace, between Walpole Street and Langton Crescent
  • Langton Crescent, between King George Terrace and Queen Victoria Terrace
  • King George Terrace, between Langton Crescent and Kings Avenue.

A number of intersections will also be impacted by these closures:

  • Yarra Glen with Caruthers Street and Cotter Road
  • Wisdom Street with Yamba Drive
  • Adelaide Avenue with Novar Street, Hopetoun Circuit and Empire Circuit
  • State Circle with Perth Avenue, Rhodes Place, Flynn Drive, Commonwealth Avenue and Kings Avenue
  • Kings Avenue with Walpole Crescent, King George Terrace, King Edward Terrace, National Circuit, Macquarie Street, Blackall Street and Bowman Drive.

A map detailing the road closures can be found at the Canberra Times Fun Run website.

For information on changes to Transport Canberra bus routes visit www.transport.act.gov.au/

Barriers as well as warning and diversion signs will be in place.

For up-to-date information on road closures visit www.tccs.act.gov.au or call Access Canberra on
13 22 81.

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