RUN MELBOURNE EVENT NOTIFICATION
Run Melbourne, which is a community health, & fitness event held in Melbourne on Sunday, 28 July 2019. Run Melbourne is an event, which includes a half Marathon, 10km run and 5km run/walk. The assembly area is at Fed Square and all 5/10km distances will commence on St Kilda Road and the Half-Marathon distances will commence on Flinders St. The City of Melbourne expects approximately 20,000 participants this year and they are hoping to raise $2.0 million for over 500 charities. This will be the 12th year the event has been held.
The below information is for the Docklands and CBD precinct.
Some residents of Docklands area will be land-locked by runner flow between 6:50am and 8:10am.
Please see the attached map and plan your car use around this.
Please note the following changes to traffic conditions on Sunday, 28 July:
Full road closure of the following from 4am to no later than 8.30am:
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Full Closure North and South bound lanes Queens Bridge St from Flinders St to Power St/Whiteman St - local access between Power St and Southbank Boulevard.
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Full Closure North and South bound from Clarendon St/Spencer St from Collins St to Whiteman St/ Normandy St - local access between Normanby St and Southbank Boulevard.
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Full Closure Collins St Harbour Esp to Navigation Drive.
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Full Closure Harbour Esplanade from McCrae St to Collins St.
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Full Closure Batmans Hill Drive between Wurundjeri Way and Collins St.
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Full Closure Doepel Way from Caravel Lane to Docklands Drive. Local access to be maintained.
Partial closures of the following from 4am to no later than 9.00am:
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North bound lanes of St Kilda Rd from Southbank Blvd to Flinders.
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West bound lanes of Flinders St from Swanston St to Wurundjeri Way.
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East bound lanes of Flinders St from Wurundjeri Way to Clarendon St.
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West bound lanes of Collins St from Spencer St to Harbour Esp.
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West bound lanes of Collins St Block and hold Harbour Esp to Navigation Drive.
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East bound lanes McCrae St from Harbour Esplanade and Batmans Hill Drive .
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North bound lanes Harbour Esplanade from McCrae St to Collins.
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Full Closure Batmans Hill Drive from Wurundjeri Way and Collins St.
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West bound lanes Bourke St - junction with Harbour Esp Block and hold whilst runners are crossing.
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West bound lanes Docklands Dr from Harbour Esplanade to Pearl River Esp.
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North and South bound lanes St Mangos Lane – junction with Docklands Drive. Block and hold whilst runners are crossing.
The below information is for the St Kilda Rd, Royal Botanical Gardens, Melbourne Park and Batman Ave precinct.
Please note the following changes to traffic conditions on Sunday, 28 July between 4:00am - 12:30pm:
Full road closure of the following:
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Linlithgow Avenue (closed until noon)
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Government House Drive (closed until noon)
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Anzac Avenue (closed until noon)
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Birdwood Avenue (closed until noon)
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Dallas Brooks Drive (closed until noon)
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Domain Rd –Local access only allowed from side streets heading west. (closed until noon)
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Anderson St – Local access only allowed from side streets heading south. (closed until 10:50am)
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Alexandra Ave, will be closed between Hoddle St and Swan Street Bridge (closed until 10:50am)
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Alexandra Ave will be closed between Hoddle St and Morel Bridge-(local access permitted) (closed until 10:50am)
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Batman Avenue, between Flinders Street and Olympic Boulevard (CityLink)(closed until 11:30am)
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Jolimont Street, between Agnes Street and Jolimont Road
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Jolimont Road between Jolimont Street and Wellington Parade
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Wellington Parade South between Wellington Parade and Flinders Street (local traffic only)
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Brunton Avenue (local traffic only)
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Boathouse Drive (closed until 11:30am)
Partial closures of the following:
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Westbound lanes of Flinders St from Spring St to Swanston St
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Westbound lanes of Flinders St from Swanston St to Queensbridge St (closed until 08:15am)
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Southbound lane of Queensbridge St from Flinders St to Queensbridge Square (closed until 08:15am)
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Northbound centre lanes of St. Kilda Rd from Flinders St to Southbank Blvd (closed until 08:15am)
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Northbound service lanes of St. Kilda Rd from Flinders St to Southbank Blvd (closed until 08:15am)
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Southbound lanes of St Kilda Road from Flinders St to Linlithgow Ave (closed until 12:30pm)
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Southbound service lane of St Kilda Rd from Princes Bridge to Toorak Rd (closed until 12:00pm)
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Northbound lanes of Domain St, between Bromby Street and Domain Road (closed until 10:45am)
From 6am Saturday 27, July to 12:30pm Sunday 28, July St Kilda Road southbound service lane between Princes Bridge to Linlithgow Avenue will be closed.
There will be several entertainment zones around the event course that will include music which will be in operation from 8am to 12noon on Sunday 28, July. Flinders St. will have announcements to runners from 6:45am. All sound will be monitored and kept to below 72 decibels.
