Traffic changes due to City of Newport Half Marathon 2026

Traffic changes due to City of Newport Half Marathon 2026

The route will see a quantity of visitors changes to guarantee the security of runners and marshals.

Organisers have indicated that every one roads alongside the marathon’s path shall be managed and any restrictions shall be saved to a minimal.

Full closures shall be in place on Heidenheim Drive close to Sainsbury’s from 6am to 9.30am, transitioning to a single lane closure till midday.

Meanwhile, runners who don’t attain the 9-mile mark at Sainsbury’s by noon shall be diverted to pavements, permitting visitors again onto the street in time for lunch.

The following areas will expertise full closure for the occasion: Usk Way for the marathon’s begin, Usk Way/Spytty Road (SDR Bridge), Corporation Road – together with all roads main off (miles 2-3), Clarence Road – Newport Bridge, Caerleon Road – Bank Street (mile 4), Stockton Road, Haisbro Road – Caerleon Road, Caerleon Bridge (mile 6), and Cold Bath Road Pilmawr Road to River path (mile 8).

Other affected areas comprise of the Sainsburys roundabout (mile 9), Heidenheim Drive A4042 Newport City Footbridge (mile 10), the underside of Corporation Road East Dock Road (mile 12), with the race set to end on the Riverfront Pathway.

Support for the occasion has been requested from the local people, with disruptions anticipated to final solely so long as mandatory for runners to move by.

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