Downtown roads to be off-limits for marathon
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SOME city roads will be off-limits to traffic on Sunday morning to make way for the 2015 Shanghai International Marathon.
The races will start at 7am at Financial Square on the Bund, with the full and half marathons finishing at Shanghai Stadium in Xuhui District.
According to police, from Saturday midnight to 7:45am on Sunday, vehicles will be banned from Suzhou Road S. (the section between Zhongshan No. 1 Road E. and Sichuan Road M.), Beijing Road E., Dianchi Road, Hankou Road and Jiujiang Road.
Zhongshan No. 1 Road E. (the section between Waibaidu Bridge and Xinkaihe Road) will be off-limits to vehicles from 5am to 7:45am, and Yan’an Road E. (between Zhongshan No. 1 Road E. and Sichuan Road M.) will be a no-go zone from 6:30am to 7:45am.
The Jiangxi Road exit of the Yan’an Road elevated highway will be closed from 6:30am to 7:45am, and the Huashan Road exit from 7am to 8:30am. The Huaihai Road exit of the South-North elevated highway will also be closed from 7:15am to 9am.
The streets along the race route in Huangpu, Jing’an and Xuhui districts will be partially off-limits to vehicles from 7am to 1:30pm on Sunday. Drivers should follow road signs or traffic police instructions during the period. Public transport buses that cover the race routes will make detours or suspend operation until the end of the race.
The annual event will feature a total of 35,000 runners in four categories — the 42.2-kilometer marathon, 21km half marathon, 10K race and 5K mini race.
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