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The city centre will be the main hub of the sporting action and entertainment during the Games. As well as increased traffic travelling to and from venues and an influx of spectators, the city centre is also a sporting venue in itself – the marathon and triathlon go right through it!
Add to that the Queen’s Jubilee Baton Relay returning to Albert Square, the Caribbean Carnival and Festival Live, and Manchester is going to be a pretty busy place.
Temporary road closures/restrictions
Wednesday 24 July
The Queen’s Jubilee Baton Relay arrives in Manchester
*14:00 - 19:30 *All city centre roads will be affected: Deansgate, Peter St, Baton Mount St, Albert Sq, Cross St, Corporation St, Fennel St, Withy Grove
Thursday 25 July
Opening Ceremony
12:00 - 00:00 Alan Turing Way, Ashton New Road
Sunday 28 July
Marathon
04:00 - 11:00 Mount St, Southmill St, Lloyd St, Peter St, Albert Sq, Cross St
06:00 - 11:00 Corporation St, Todd St, Victoria Station approach, Hunts Bank, Victoria St, Deansgate, Bridgewater Viaduct, Peter St, Mount St. Route to stadium via Mancunian Way, Great Ancoats St, Every St, Ashton New Road
Sunday 4 August
Triathlon
07:00 - 14:00 Chester Rd, Bridgewater Viaduct, Deansgate (to John Dalton St) Triathlon (run route) Corporation St, Todd St, Victoria Station Approach, Hunts Bank, Victoria St, Peter St, Mount St
07:30 - 14:00 Southmill St, Albert Sq (to Peter St)
08:00 - 14:00 Peter St
Sunday 4 August
Closing Ceremony
12:00 - 00:00 Alan Turing Way, Ashton New Road
Exact timings and closures are to be confirmed. For further information keep an eye on your local press and tune in to your local radio station. Also tune into BBC Commonwealth Games Radio Station 97.7FM
To find out more specific details of road closures contact: Peter Mistry - 0161 455 2242 email: p.mistry@notes.manchester.gov.uk
Alternative routes
Road closures for The Queen’s Jubilee Baton Relay arriving in Manchester on the 24 July, and the Opening and Closing Ceremonies on Thursday 25 July and Sunday 4 August, will divert traffic to the inner ring road with Great Ancoats Street and the Mancunian Way being particularly busy. Leaving Manchester and travelling east will be problematic if you are travelling in the afternoons or evenings during these events. Please consider using Oldham Road or Hyde Road as alternative routes into or out of the city centre.
Parking restrictions
Parking restrictions are already in force during the working day throughout the city centre. Around the venues the restrictions will be upgraded and the level of enforcement increased for the Games period. In general, city centre car parks will be busier than normal and this may affect those with contract parking.
Please note: the G-MEX underground car park will be closed from Monday 22 July to Tuesday 6 August.
Take note!
Ashton Old Road, Ashton New Road, Alan Turing Way and Great Ancoats Street will be extremely busy from 22 July through to 5 August. Commuters are advised to use the alternative routes of Oldham Road and Hyde Road as far as the M60.
The festival city!
As well as the sporting action, Manchester city centre will also be buzzing with live entertainment throughout the Games. Some shops and bars will be open until 21:00 and certain areas of the city will attract large crowds making normal travel around the city more difficult.
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