Important Race Day Information
Traffic Restrictions
Bord Gáis Energy Cork City Marathon – Major Traffic Diversions
Date: Bank Holiday Monday, 7th June 2010
Time: Race starts at 9am, in Patricks Street, Cork City
Road closures will commence from 4am on Monday 7th June. Diversion routes will be in operation throughout the city and the 26.2 mile course will be closed to all traffic for the duration of the race with a 6 hour time limit. Please avoid the city centre if at all possible.
St Patrick’s Street is closed to traffic for the day. Other roads on the course are reopened as the race passes through each area.
Motorists are urged to use the North and South Ring Roads, which will give access to most parts of the city and suburbs. St Patrick’s Street, and all access streets to it, will be reopened after 17.00hrs. Traffic bypassing the city should use the North and South Link Roads.
It will be possible to drive into the city centre, but please allow extra time for your journey . Contra-flows will operate in the Jack Lynch Tunnel and on the South City Link.
Park and Ride: The Park and Ride service at the Black Ash, from the Kinsale Road into the city centre, will operate from 7.30am to 7pm. The service costs €5 for the day. Buses to Lapp’s Quay, in the city centre, will leave at 15 minute intervals. Lapp’s Quay is opposite the City Hall, from where shuttle buses to the outlining Relay Change-over Points will leave. We urge participants and spectators to use this facility and leave your car outside the city centre for the day.
City Bus Service
Some of the city’s regular bus services will be disrupted for the duration of the race and will operate on a shuttle service. See Bus Eireann for further details.
Road Re-openings
Roads will be re-opened by the gardaí as the race passes through. We estimate re-openings as follows:
Please find details below of the following:
- Road Re-opening Schedule
- 2010 Route Plan
A. ROAD RE-OPENING SCHEDULE (times are approximate)
B. Bord Gáis Energy Cork City Marathon ROUTE 2010
B. Bord Gáis Energy Cork City Marathon 2010 Route
START:
St Patrick’s Street
Grand Parade
South Mall
Parnell Place
Merchant’s Quay
Lavitt’s Quay
Coal Quay
Kyrl’s Quay
North Gate Bridge
Pope’s Quay
Carroll’s Quay
Leitrim Street (N20)
Brewery Corner
Watercourse Road
O’Connell Street
Great William O’Brien Street
Brockelsby Street
Watercourse Road (to Madden’s Buildings)
Blackpool Bypass/Leitrim Street
Carroll’s Quay
St Patrick’s Quay
Horgan’s Quay
Water Street
Lower Glanmire Road (N8) (RELAY CHANGE-OVER)
Dunkettle Roundabout & Interchange
Jack Lynch Tunnel
South Ring Road (N25)
South Ring link road to Mahon Point
Skehard Road
Inchera Drive
Ringmahon Road (RELAY CHANGE-OVER)
Castle Road
Lough Mahon Walkway
Rochestown/Blackrock Line (Old Passage West Railway Line)
The Marina
Centre Park Road
Victoria Road (RELAY CHANGE-OVER)
Albert Street
South City Link Road (N27)
Link slip road to:
South Douglas Road
Turner’s Cross
Curragh Road
Kinsale Road
Tramore Road
Lower Friar’s Walk
Pearse Road
Glendalough Park
Hartland’s Avenue
Glasheen Road
Roger Casement Park
Liam Lynch Park
Wilton Road (N71)
Model Farm Road (R608) (RELAY CHANGE-OVER)
Carrigrohane Bridge
Inchigaggin Lane (The Orchards)
Carrigrohane Road (N22)
Victoria Cross
Mardyke Walk
Mardyke Bridge
Slí Cumann na mBan
North Mall
Pope’s Quay
Camden Quay
St Patrick’s Bridge
St Patrick’s Street: FINISH
Any further questions please get in touch with Rhona Cashman, H+A Marketing + PR at + 353 (0) 21-4666200 / 087-6978477 or email rcashman@hagroup.ie
