Perth traffic: Motorists urged to avoid delays and check road closures for Perth Running Festival

Various road closures are in place for the Perth Running Festival, with motorists urged to plan ahead to avoid delays.

The marathon started at Optus Stadium at 6am, with the half marathon on its way at 7.40am.

The 4km dash is the next event to start from the stadium at 8.45am.

It means there are rolling road closures until 1pm, with the 10km streamer starting at Langley Park at 9.40am.

ROAD CLOSURES

• Adelaide Terrace, eastbound from Plain Street to Hay Street from 3:30am – 7:30am
• Hay Street, both directions from The Causeway to Braithwaite Street from 3:30am – 7:30am
• The Causeway, eastbound from Riverside Drive to Great Eastern Highway from 3:30am – 7:30am
• Braithwaite Street, both directions from 3:30am – 7:30am
• Sailani Avenue, both directions from Nelson Crescent to Nile Street from 3:30am – 7:30am
• Nile Street, both directions from 3:30am – 7:30am
• Mitchell Freeway, southbound from 4:30am – 11:30am
• Kwinana Freeway, southbound from Mitchell Freeway to Manning Road from 4:30am – 11:30am
• William Street, northbound from Birdiya Drive to Esplanade from 5:30am - 11:30am
• Birdiya Drive, northbound from Point Lewis Rotary to William Street from 5:30am - 11:0am
• Birdiya Drive, southbound from William Street to Point Lewis Rotary from 4:30am - 12:45pm
• Mounts Bay Road, southbound from John Oldham Car Park to Point Lewis Rotary from 5:30am – 11:30am
• Mounts Bay Road, westbound from Point Lewis Rotary to Hackett Drive from 5:30am – 12:45pm
• Riverside Drive, westbound from The Causeway to Barrack Street from 6:30am – 1:00pm
• Riverside Drive, eastbound from Barrack Street to Plain Street from 7:00am – 11:30am
• Victoria Avenue, both directions from Terrace Road to Riverside Drive from 7:00am – 11:30am
• Barrack Square, soft closure from 7.00am - 9.20am with a hard closure from 9:20am - 10:05am and a subsequent soft closure from 10:05am -12:45pm
• Barrack Street, both directions, from St George’s Terrace to Riverside Drive from 7:00am - 12:45pm
• Esplanade, westbound from Barrack Street to William Street from 7:00am – 12:45pm
• Geoffrey Bolton Avenue, both directions from 7:00am – 12:45pm
• Duchess Way, southbound (roadway is southbound only) from 7:00am – 12:45pm
• Enchantress Way, full closure from 7:00am - 12:45pm