Road closures (PDF)

Local Information for residents enclosed by the route: Rotherhithe

Special arrangements will be in place for the residents of Rotherhithe peninsular (mile 9 to mile 11) to exit and enter the peninsular while the road closures are in place. Bacon’s College in Timber Pond Lane will provide a free, secure, overnight parking facility on their premises for use by local residents. The car park will be in operation from 4:00pm on Saturday 21st April until 4:00pm on Sunday 22nd April. Residents can leave their cars securely parked and can return on foot at any time while the road closures are in place to collect vehicles for exit off of the Peninsular. From the College, the route is Timber Pond Road, Poolmans Street, Needleman Street, Surrey Quays Road, Lower Road and Jamaica Road (westbound). Note that Jamaica Road will be reduced to one lane outside Bermondsey Station.

Wapping

Residents of Wapping are enclosed by the route as it passes along The Highway between miles 13 to 14 and again on the opposite carriageway between miles 21 to 22. The Bishop Challoner School will provide a free, secure, overnight parking facility on their premises for use by local residents. The car park will be in operation from 4:00pm on Saturday 21st April until 4:00pm on Sunday 22nd April. Access to the School is via Commercial Road and Steels Lane. Residents can leave their cars securely parked and can return on foot at any time while the road closures are in place to collect vehicles for exit to the north via Commercial Road, open eastbound and westbound. Residents are advised to use the pedestrian subway at the junction of The Highway and Glamis Road.

Residents requiring access should use Hawkstone Road, Lower Road, Surrey Quays Road, Needleman Street, Poolmans Street and Timber Pond Road and may leave their cars at the College until the roads reopen.

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Vehicle Removals

If you live on one of the roads on the route, please help by parking your vehicle off of the route either on Saturday evening 21st April or bef­ore 07:00 Sunday 22ndApril. Vehicle removals on the whole route will start from 07:00am on Sunday 22nd April. Please ensure that your car is parked off of the Marathon route prior to this time. We do appreciate your support - runners and wheelchair competitors are vulnerable to parked cars. The London Marathon Ltd is a subsidiary of the London Marathon Charitable Trust - a Registered Charity

expected time of elite women

09:00

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expected time of elite MEN

In addition, a vehicle crossing point will operate while the road closures are in place at the junction of The Highway and Glamis Road, allowing entry and exit north and south. Residents are advised that while there are runners on both carriageways of The Highway (between approximately 10:00am and 1:30pm) it will NOT be possible for vehicles to cross.

stewards and Police at these crossing points must be followed at all times. Residents should note that while the race is in progress, vehicle exit will be slow and safety of runners is paramount. There will be RESTRICTED ACCESS onto the Island until the roads reopen after the event

Isle of Dogs (mile 16 to mile 19)

The Greenwich Foot Tunnel will be open. It will be busy crossing south to north, expect to queue. The Foot Tunnel will be closed north to south between 10.30am to 12.30pm, alternative arrangements in place on DLR from Island Gardens.

There will be exit off of the Island for residents as follows: Residents on the river side of Westferry Road will be able to use the single lane access route southbound on Westferry Road to the junction of East Ferry Road and Manchester Road, then on to Preston’s Road, Aspen Way (eastbound) and Leamouth Road. Motorists must proceed with caution as there will be runners on the southbound carriageway of Westferry Road. Instructions of stewards and Police must be followed at all times.

The Greenwich Foot Tunnel

Residents within the area enclosed by Marsh Wall, East Ferry Road and Westferry Road will be able to exit via the vehicle crossing points at Byng Street and Spindrift Avenue. Instructions of the

Official Race Broadcasters to the Virgin London Marathon

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Mile

Main Road on Route

Anticipated Closure



Anticipated Opening

Red Start

Charlton Way

07.00

12.00

Blue Start

Shooters Hill Road

07.00

12.00

1

Red Route: Charlton Road Blue Route: Shooters Hill Road

07.00 07.00

12.00 12.00

2

Red Route: Little Heath Blue Route: Charlton Park Lane

07.00 07.00

12.00 12.00

3

Red Route: Artillery Place Blue Route: John Wilson Street

07.00 07.00

12.00 12.00

4

Woolwich Church Street

07.00

14.00

5

Woolwich Road

07.00

14.00

6

Trafalgar Road

07.00

14.00

7

Creek Road

07.00

14.00

8

Evelyn Street

08.00

14.00

9

Surrey Quays Road

08.00

16.00

10

Salter Road

08.00

16.00

11

Brunel Road

08.00

16.00

12

Jamaica Road

08.00

16.00

12.5

Tower Bridge

08.00

19.00

14

The Highway (south side)

08.00

19.00

14.5

Narrow Street

08.00

19.00

15

Westferry Road

08.00

19.00

16

Westferry Road

08.00

19.00

17

East Ferry Road

08.00

19.00

18

Marsh Wall

08.00

19.00

19

North Colonnade

08.00

19.00

20

Poplar High Street

08.00

19.00

21

Commercial Road

08.00

19.00

22

The Highway (north side)

08.00

19.00

23

Byward Street

08.00

19.00

24

Upper Thames Street

08.00

19.00

25

Victoria Embankment

07.00

19.00

26

Birdcage Walk

07.00

19.00

Please note that all reopening times are approximate. Roads will be reopened when it is safe to do so - these times should be used as a guide as the latest that the roads will reopen.

Vehicle Crossing Points (For residents and drop offs) Road closures will be in place around the Blackheath, Woolwich, Greenwich and Westminster areas from 07:00am. Residents will be facilitated across the route at the identified crossing points – (BUT NOT to travel along the route) until the times as shown for each crossing point below.

These may close earlier if directed by Police or the Marathon Forward Command Vehicle. Charlton Road / Victoria Way / Marlborough Lane. (Until 08:45 am) Crossing over Charlton Road (North and South).

Shooter’s Hill Rd / Kenya Road / Weyman Road. (Until 08:45 am) Crossing over Shooters Hill Road (North and South). Ha -Ha Road / Stadium Road / Repository Road. (Until 08:45 am) Crossing over Ha-Ha Road (North and South). Artillery Place / Repository Road / Frances Street. (Until 08:45 am) Crossing over Artillery Place (North and South). Woolwich Road / Frances Street / Leda Road. (Until 08:45 am) Crossing over Woolwich Road (North and South) Woolwich Road / Anchor & Hope Lane / Charlton Church Lane. (Until 09:00 am) Crossing over Woolwich Road (North and South) Trafalgar Road / Blackwall Lane / Vanbrugh Hill. (Until 09:05 am) Crossing over Trafalgar Road (North and South)

Note: HaHa Road will be closed to vehicles AND pedestrians between the junctions of Repository Road and Woolwich Common Road from 15th April 2012 for the Olympic shooting test event.

Creek Road / Norman Road / Norway Street. (Until 09:15 am) Crossing over Creek Road (North and South) Creek Road / Glaisher Street / Gonson Street / Creekside. (Until 09:15 am) Crossing over Creek Road (North and South) From 08:00am the remainder of the Road Closures will take place through Deptford, Rotherhithe, Tower Hamlets, Docklands and the City. Residents will be facilitated across the route at the identified crossing points – (BUT NOT to travel along the route) until the times as shown for each crossing point below. Creek Road / Deptford High Street / Watergate Street. (Until 09:15 am) Crossing over Creek Road (North and South) Evelyn Street / Abinger Grove / Grove Street / Princes Street (Until 09:20 am) Crossing over Evelyn Street (North and South). Allows Pepys Estate, and Plough Way area in and out. Lower Road / Plough Way (Until 09:30 am) Crossing over Lower Road (South Only) Redriff Road / Deal Porters Way / Worgan Street (Until 09:30 am) Crossing over Redriff Road (Allows Osprey Estate & Worgan Street Residents in and out) Salter Road / Rotherhithe Street / Lagado Mews (Until 09:30 am) Crossing Salter Road (North and South) Allows Rotherhithe Street residents in and out. Brunel Road / Cannon Beck Road (Until 09:30 am) Crossing Brunel Road (East and West) Jamaica Road / West Lane / Southwark Park Road (Until 09:30 am) Crossing Jamaica Road (North and South) Jamaica Road / Bevington Street / St James’s Road (Until 09:30 am) Crossing Jamaica Road (North and South) Jamaica Road / Dockhead / Mill Street (until 09:30 am Crossing Jamaica Road (North and South) Jamaica Road / Shad Thames / Tanner Street (Until 09:30 am) Crossing Jamaica Road. The Highway / Glamis Road (until 10:00 am then again from approx 1:30 pm) Controlled by London Marathon marshals Crossing The Highway (North and South) Limehouse Causeway / Three Colt Street (Until 10:00 am) Crossing Limehouse Causeway (North and South) Out via Gill Street into Commercial Road Eastbound Commercial Road / Gill Street / Three Colt Street (Until 10:00 am) Crossing Commercial Road (assisted Into Eastbound)

Please note:

The 2013 Virgin London Marathon will be held on Sunday 21st April

Westferry Road / Byng Street (Facilitated Out All Day) Managed and Controlled by London Marathon marshals. Vehicle Exit point from Byng Street across into Westferry Road Southbound. Westferry Road / Spindrift Avenue (Facilitated Out All Day) Managed and Controlled by London Marathon marshals. Vehicle Exit point from Spindrift Avenue across into Westferry Road Southbound. Commercial Road / Basin Approach (Until 10:30 am) (Allows Limehouse Basin residents access.) Crossing Commercial Road into Eastbound Lane. Commercial Road / Tunnel Approach (Until 10:30 am) Crossing Commercial Road into Eastbound (Allows Branch Road and Limehouse Basin Residents access) Once the Crossing Points are closed, drivers will not be permitted to cross the route, this may be earlier than the times above if directed by Police or the Marathon Forward Command Vehicle. This ‘total closure’ will remain in force until the marathon Rear Command vehicle passes or when directed by Police, whereby drivers will be permitted to cross the route only. The reopening of the vehicle Crossing Points will be as soon as safe to do so.