OVER 40 roads across Worcester are set to close temporarily this weekend for the Worcester City Runs.

There will be 43 road closures in place on Sunday, September 17 to allow for the Worcester 10K and Worcester Half Marathon. 

Thousands of runners will be on the city’s streets for both events, with the Worcester City Runs programme starting on Saturday (September 16) with Paula Radcliffe’s Families on Track event at Worcester Racecourse. 

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The roads affected will be

  • Grandstand Road
  • North Quay
  • Croft Road 
  • Worcester Bridge (both east and west carriageways)
  • Hylton Road
  • Tybridge Street
  • New Road
  • Bridge Street
  • All Saints Road
  • Dolday
  • The Butts
  • Farrier Street 
  • Castle Street
  • Foregate Street
  • The Foregate 
  • Angel Street
  • Angel Place 
  • Angel Row
  • Broad Street (from its junction with Angel Place to Deansway)
  • High Street
  • St Swithin’s Street
  • Mealcheapen Street
  • New Street
  • Friar Street
  • College Street
  • Deansway
  • Quay Street
  • Kleve Walk
  • Severn Way
  • Portland Walk
  • Mill Street
  • Diglis Road
  • Basin Road (from Layland Walk junction to Crossley Road Junction)
  • Diglis Dock Road (from Diglis Dock to Navigation Road junction)
  • Navigation Road
  • Diglis Footbridge
  • Bromwich Parade
  • North Parade
  • Himbleton Road
  • Fern Road (from the junction with Comer Gardens to Himbleton Road)
  • Comer Gardens
  • Oldbury Road (from its junction with Henwick Road to its junction with Comer Gardens)
  • Henwick Road (from its junction with Hylton Road to the junction with Oldbury Road).

It is expected that the closures will be required from 8am to 1pm with Croft Road and Grandstand Road from 5am hours to 4pm.

The Croft Road and Cornmarket car parks will be closed over the weekend to accommodate the runs, and some roads will be closed on Sunday morning. 

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Worcester City Council can grant temporary road closure orders under the authority of Section 21 of The Town Police Clause Act 1847 for events across the city for a variety of reasons.

Pedestrian access will be maintained at all times and vehicular access to properties will be maintained where practicable for each event and traffic management will be subject to police determination for all closures.