Great Manchester Run 2023 road closures this weekend

Aug 02, 2023

Thousands of runners, including Sir Mo Farah, will take to the city streets on Sunday

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Thousands of runners will take to the city for the Great Manchester Run this weekend.

Both 10k and half marathon events are taking place on Sunday, May 21, with start times staggered throughout the day. 2023 marks the 20th anniversary and there will be live entertainment zones at every turn to mark the occasion.

Among the athletes taking on the run will be Olympic legend Sir Mo Farah. The four-time gold medallist, who took part in the event last year, will retire from elite competition after the AJ Bell Great North Run in September.

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Established in 2003, the run is known for being Europe's biggest 10km race, and will be broadcast on the BBC throughout the day. Thousands will also turn out to offer their support to those taking part and soak up the atmosphere.

However several roads within the city will be affected, with road closures and traffic diversion plans in operation. Find out below which roads will be closed when, and what times they will reopen.

Saturday May 20

Liverpool Road from Deansgate to Barton Street from 05.00 until 23.00 Sunday 21

Tonman Street from Deansgate to Barton St from 08:00 until 23:00 Sunday 21.

Access Tonman St via Barton St and Longworth St via Camp St.

Sunday, May 21

In alphabetical order, the following roads will be closed:

From 4am

Chepstow St: from Oxford St to Great Bridgewater St

Deansgate: from Whitworth St West to John Dalton St

Dickinson St

Peter St: from Mount St to St Peters Square

Portland St: from Oxford St to Princess St

St John St: from Deansgate to Byrom St

From 6am

Mancunian Way (East and West bound): from Fairfield St to Regent Rd

From 7am

Alan Turing Way: From Ashton New Rd to Ashton Old Rd

A5063 Trafford Rd: from White City Circle Roundabout to Salford City Boundary

A5063 White City Circle

A56 Bridgewater Way: from Chester Rd to Wharfside Way

A56 Chester Rd: from Bridgewater Way to Bridgewater Viaduct

A56 Chester Rd: from White City Circle roundabout to Sir Matt Busby Way

A5801 Wharfside Way: from White City Circle Roundabout to Salford City Boundary

Abingdon St

Ashton Old Rd: from Alan Turing Way to Pin Mill Brow

Bloom St: from Chorlton St to Princess St

Bootle St: from Deansgate to Southmill St

Bridgewater Viaduct

Byrom St: from Quay St to Hardman St

Central St: from Southmill St to Lloyd St

Chepstow St: from Oxford St to Great Bridgewater St

Chester Rd: from Bridgewater Way to Bridgewater Viaduct

Chester Rd: from Mancunian Way Roundabout to Cornbrook

Chester Rd: from Hadfield St to Bridgewater Way

Chorlton Rd: from Jackson St to Mancunian Way

Chorlton St: from Portland St to Silver St

City Rd East: from Albion St to Great Jackson St

Cross St: From Cross St to John Dalton St

Elevator Rd: from Wharfside Way to Trafford Wharf Rd

Ellesmere St: from Hulme Hall Rd to Chester Rd

Fairfield St: from Ashton Old Rd to Mancunian Way

Great Bridgewater St: from Oxford St to Deansgate

Great Jackson St : from City Rd East to Chester Rd

Hardman St

Hulme Hall Rd : from Ellesmere St to Chester Rd

Jacksons Row

Lloyd St

Major St: from Sackville St to Princess St

Manor St: at Mancunian Way

Midland St: from Hooper St to Ashton Old Rd

Minshul St: from Portland St to Aytoun St

Oxford St: from Peter St to Whitworth St West

Peter St: from Deansgate to Mount St

Pin Mill Brow: from Fairfield St to Mancunian Way

Portland St: from New York St to Princess St

Princess St: from Albert Square to Portland St

Quay St: from Deansgate to Byrom St

Sackville St: from Portland St to Major St

Silver St: from Minshul St to Chorlton St

Sir Alex Ferguson Way

Sir Matt Busby Way

Southmill St

Trafford Rd: from Exchange Quay to Trafford Rd

Trafford Wharf Rd: from Warren Bruce Rd to Trafford Rd

Warren Bruce Rd: from Wharfside Way to Trafford Wharf Rd

Wharf End: from Trafford Wharf Rd to Trafford Rd

From 8am

Albion St : from Whitworth St West to Medlock St

Medlock St : from Albion St to River St

Whitworth St : from Albion St to Gloucester St

From 12pm

Alan Turning Way

From 1.30PM

Ashton Old Rd

Chorlton Rd

Fairfield St

Manor St

Midland St

Pin Mill St

Mancunian Way

From 14.45pm

Albion St

Medlock St

Whitworth St

From 4pm

Peter St

Portland St

Abingdon St

Bloom St

Chepstow St

Chrolton St

Cross St

Great Bridgewater St

Major St

Minshul St

Oxford St

Portland St

Princess St

Sackville St

Silver St

Parker Street

From 6pm

All remaining on course roads

From 7.30pm

Deansgate from Whitworth St West to Peter St

From 9pm

St Jon St,

Liverpool St

From 11pm:

Tonman St

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