Manchester City Council

Roads and transport Manchester Marathon 2026

Road Closures

From 6am, Saturday 18 April to 4am, Monday 20 April:

  • Oxford Road – from Grosvenor Street to Hulme Street
  • Rosamond Street West – from Oxford Road to Jenkinson Street
  • Booth Street West – from Higher Cambridge Street to Oxford Road
  • Booth Street East – from Oxford Road to Rumford Street
  • Dover Street – from Oxford Road to Brighton Place
  • Ackers Street – from Oxford Road to Portsmouth Street
  • Chester Street – from Oxford Road to Chester Street car park entrance
  • Newman Street – from Oxford Road to Loverose Way
  • Sidney Street – from Oxford Road to Grosvenor Street
  • Grosvenor Street – from Oxford Road to Upper Brook Street
  • Cavendish Street – from Oxford Road to Lower Ormond Street
  • York Street – from Grosvenor Street to end of street

Sunday 19 April

From 4.30am to 23.59pm

  • Oxford Road – from Whitworth St West to Hulme Street
  • Wakefield Street – from James Leigh Street to Oxford Road
  • New Wakefield Street – from Great Marlborough Street to Oxford Road
  • Hulme Street – from Great Marlborough Street to Oxford Road
  • Charles Street – from Oxford Road to York Street
  • Chester Street – from Chester Street car park entrance to Cambridge Street
  • Rosamond Street West – from Boundary Lane to Higher Cambridge Street

From 4.30am to 7pm

  • Newman Street – from Loverose Way to Princess Street
  • Higher Ormond Street – from Lower Ormond Street to Boundary Street West
  • Lower Chatham Street – from Lower Chatham Street to Boundary Street West
  • Boundary Street West – from Higher Cambridge Street to Higher Ormond Street
  • Rosamond Street West – from Higher Cambridge Street to Jenkinson Street
  • Higher Cambridge Street – from Cavendish Street to Lloyd Street North
  • Burlington Street – from Pencroft Way to Higher Cambridge Street
  • Lloyd Street North – from Higher Cambridge Street to Monton Street
  • Denmark Road – from Pencroft Way to Aberdeen Street
  • Cecil Street – from Denmark Road to Dilworth Street
  • Acomb Street – from Denmark Road to Dilworth Street
  • Sanctury Close – from Acomb Street to end of close
  • Burleigh Street – from Denmark Road to end of street
  • Aberdeen Street – from Denmark Road to end of street

From 4.30am to 8pm

  • Oxford Road – from Grafton Street to Hathersage Road
  • Grafton Street – from Oxford Road to Nelson Street Hospital Entrance
  • Nelson Street – from Oxford Road to Hospital Access Road
  • Denmark Road – from Aberdeen Street to Oxford Road

From 7.30am to 1pm

  • Chester Road – from Chester Road to Deansgate Interchange
  • Chester Road – from Deansgate Interchange to Bridgewater Viaduct
  • Great Jackson Street – from Chester Road to Silvercroft Street
  • Bridgewater Viaduct – from Chester Road to Whitworth Street West
  • Deansgate – from Chester Road to Owen Street
  • Westbound off slip – from A57(M) to Deansgate Interchange
  • Eastbound off slip – from A57(M) to Deansgate Interchange
  • Chorlton Road – from Deansgate Interchange to Stretford Road
  • Jackson Crescent – from Chorlton Road to Barrhill Close
  • Royce Road – from Shawgreen Close to Elisa Street
  • Lower Moss Lane – from Chester Road to Bramfield Walk
  • Barrack Street – from Chester Road to Tatton Street
  • Hulme Hall Road – from Chester Road to Ellesmere Street
  • Manson Avenue – from Chester Road to Malt Street
  • Malt Street – from Chester Road to Manson Avenue
  • Princess Street – from Bridgewater Way to Nancey Street
  • Ellesmere Street – from Chester Road to Hulme Hall Road
  • Trentham Street – from Chester Road to Dinton Street
  • Cornbrook Road – from Chester Road to Dinton Street

From 7.30am to 2pm

  • Stretford Road – from Chorlton Road to Talbot Road

From 8.30am to 6.30pm

  • Edge Lane – from Kings Road to Wilbraham Road
  • Edge Lane – from Wilbraham Road to Kingshill Road
  • Ryebank Road – from Daresbury Road to Edge Lane
  • Hampton Road – from Daresbury Road to Edge Lane
  • Wilbraham Road – from Edge Lane to Albany Road
  • Whitelow Road – from York Road to Wilbraham Road
  • Manchester Road – from Nicolas Road to Wilbraham Road
  • Brundretts Road – from Groby Road to Wilbraham Road

From 9am to 6.30pm

  • Barlow Moor Road – from Groby Road to Manchester Road
  • Nicolas Road – from Manchester Road to Manchester Road
  • Manchester Road – from Barlow Moor Road to Seymour Grove
  • Longford Road – from Oswald Road to Manchester Road
  • Brantingham Road – from Keppel Road to Manchester Road
  • Kensington Road – from Oswald Road to Manchester Road
  • Railway Terrace and Buckingham Road – from Clarendon Road West to Manchester Road
  • Stratton Road – from Strathmore Avenue to Manchester Road
  • Upper Chorlton Road – from Seymour Grove to Chorlton Road
  • Sylvan Road – from Upper Chorlton Road to Whalley Road

From 9am to 7pm

  • Chorlton Road – from Upper Chorlton Road to Stretford Road
  • Stretford Road – from Chorlton Road to Cavendish Street
  • Bonsall Street – from Bus Gate to Stretford Road
  • Slip Road (Southbound off slip) – from Princess Road to Stretford Road
  • Epping Street – from gates to Oxford Court (allowing access) to Stretford Road
  • Cavendish Street – from Stretford Road to Cambridge Street
  • Boundary Lane – from Stretford Road to Bronte Street
  • Burlington Street – from Boundary Lane to Pencroft Way

From 10am to 5.30pm

  • Oswald Road – from Kensington Road to Wilbraham Road

 

One Way Traffic Restrictions

Sunday 19 April 

From 3am to 7.30am

  • Chester Road – from Chester Road to Deansgate Interchange – Westbound

From 4.30am to 23.59pm

  • Great Marlborough Street – from Whitworth St West to New Wakefield Street – Northbound

From 1pm to 3pm

  • Chorlton Road – from Deansgate Interchange to Stretford Road – Northbound
  • Chester Road – from Chester Road to Deansgate Interchange – Westbound
     

Motorways

Sunday 19 April

 From 6.30am to 7.30pm

  • M60 Junction 7, Chester Road – Clockwise and Anti Clockwise slip roads closed