WARNING: Major road closures this Sunday

MOTORISTS are urged to take note of road closures for the FNB Durban 10K CitySurfRun on Sunday, 14 October. The run will start on Athlone Drive between Lagoon Drive and Masabalala Yengwa Avenue and will end at the Beachfront Precinct.

Below is a list of roads which will be affected:

• Full road closures of Athlone Drive between Lagoon Drive and Masabalala Yengwa Avenue, Hunters Street from Stalwart Simelane to Sylvester Ntuli Road (northbound) and Sylvester Ntuli Road (northbound) from Hunters Street to KE Masinga Road will be a two lane closure (right two lanes) northbound.
• West Street, Morrison Street and North Lane at the Sylvester Ntuli Road (northbound) intersection and Battery Beach Road at Masabalala Yengwa Avenue.

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• Southbound closure at the Sandile Thusi Road and Masabalala Yengwa Avenue offramp and onramp and southbound closure in Masabalala Yengwa Avenue from Smiso Nkwanyana Road to Walnut Road.
• Full closure will be in Somtseu Road between Masabalala Yengwa Avenue and Lords Terrace (McCarthy Toyota intersection) and Kingsmead Way between Masabalala Yengwa Avenue and Kingsmead Boulevard.
• Walnut Road from KE Masinga to Monty Naicker Road and the Bram Fisher Road and Walnut Road onramp slipway.
• Two lanes closed closest to City Hall in Dorothy Nyembe Street from Dr Pixley Kaseme Street to Anton Lembede Street and Anton Lembede Street from Samora Machel Street to Dorothy Nyembe Street from 6.30am to 9am.
• Monty Naicker Road from Stalwart Simelane Street to Samora Machel Street and Samora Machel Street from Anton Lembede Street to Dr AB Xuma Street.
• KE Masinga Road from Sylvester Ntuli Road to OR Tambo Parade will be closed with controlled crossings at Sylvester Ntuli Road.
• Playfair Road from Pavilion Terrace to KE Masinga Road will be closed and OR Tambo Parade from Pavilion Terrace to KE Masinga Road.
• There will be southbound closure on Northway/Kenneth Kaunda Road from Riverside Road to Athlone Drive  and on Masabalala Yengwa Avenue from Athlone Drive to Smiso Nkwanyana Road.
• Full closure on the Ruth First Highway and Isaiah Ntshangase offramp from Ruth First Highway to Masabalala Yengwa Avenue with controlled crossing at the Isaiah Ntshangase Road and Masabalala Yengwa Avenue intersection from 7.30am.
• No traffic access to Masabalala Yengwa Avenue southbound from 6.45am to 7.30am.
• In Dr AB Xuma Street from Samora Machel Street to Florence Nzama Street and on Monty Naicker Road from Stalwart Simelane Street to Florence Nzama Street with controlled crossings at Stalwart Simelane Street from 7.40am.
• Full closure from Florence Nzama Street from Hunters Street to Monty Naicker Road and in Dr Pixley Kaseme Street from Dorothy Nyembe Street to Samora Machel Street, Milne Street and East Street at the Florence Nzama Street intersection and Sylvester Ntuli Road and the Bram Fischer Road slip way at the Sylvester Ntuli Road (southbound) intersection.

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