Great Manchester Run 2023 road closures this weekend

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

Road Re-opening times:

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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