London Marathon road closures and traffic disruptions for 2024 race
| Published date | 15 April 2024 |
| Publication title | MyLondon (England) |
There are also parking restrictions along the whole course which could mean your car is towed if it is parked along it at 5am on Sunday 21 April. You can retrieve it by visiting trace.london. Take a look below at which roads will be affected throughout the course.
Westminster
Westminster will see some of the longest and most extensive closures it being the ending point of the races. The Mall and Marlborough Road will be closed from 5am on Thursday 18 April and reopened 6pm on Monday 22 April.
Spur Road, Constitution Hill, Horseguards Road and Birdcage Walk eastbound will all be closed from 6am Friday 19 April and reopened at 6am Monday 22 April. Birdcage Walk will be open for westbound traffic until 7.30am on Saturday 20 April, when it will be closed. It will be reopened at 6am on Monday 22 April.
Click here for more details and the route map in Westcombe Park.
Blackheath
Back at the beginning of the race Blackheath will see more closures than usual due to road works in the area. Southvale Road, Hurren Close, Collins Street, and Baizdon will be closed from 7am to 1pm.
Click here for more details and the route map in Westcombe Park.
Westcombe Park
Right at the start of the race, Charlton Way and Shooters Hill Road will close at 4am on Sunday 21 April while the start area gantry is installed. These roads will be closed on the day at 7am for safety: Shooters Hill Road, St Johns Park, Old Dover Road, Charlton Way, Vanbrugh Park, Charlton Road, Charlton Park Road, Charlton Park Lane and Woolwich Road A206.
Roads will reopen as soon as it is safe to do so. Roads to the south of Westcombe park are estimated to reopen at around 1pm. In the north where the racers will double back on themselves after running through Woolwich roads are anticipated to reopen at around 3pm.
There will be vehicle crossing points available to use until 8.50am and after 1.30pm a Vanbrugh Hill to Blackwall Lane and Kemsing Road to A102 Blackwall Tunnel Approach.
Click here for more details and the route map in Westcombe Park.
Greenwich
Next the runners will snake through the centre of Greenwich which means Romney Road...
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