Major road closures for Perth drivers this weekend
Road closures will be in place this weekend as runners hit the Perth streets for HBF Run for a Reason on Sunday morning.
Motorists have been advised to plan their routes ahead of the event as roads in and out of the CBD and along the three running routes will be closed from 4am to 1pm.
The temporary road closures will impact William Street from 11pm on Saturday, May 24; Mitchell Freeway south bound from Vincent Street to Mill Point Road on Sunday from 4am to 10am and Graham Farmer Freeway west bound from 4am to 11am.
See the full list of road closures HERE.
The event starting line is at the intersection of Hay Street and William Street, with participants crossing the finish line at Gloucester Park, Perth.
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All the roads in the CBD and along the running routes will be open by 1pm on Sunday.
There will be sections of road unaffected by closures — parts of St Georges and Adelaide Terrace west bound and Riverside Drive and Wellington Street will remain open with detours and alternate routes in place.
According to the event page, the quickest way out of the CBD will be to head north on Wellington Street. Suggested routes for those travelling south were also provided.
'For those traveling south on the freeway you will need to detour via Graham Farmer Freeway eastbound to Great Eastern Hwy.
'If continuing south, travel via Canning Hwy and back onto the Kwinana Freeway at Canning Bridge.'
Public transport for runners and volunteers will be free on event day until 3pm. Competitors run north along the Mitchell Freeway in the 2018 HBF Run For A Reason. Credit: Megan Powell / The West Australian
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