The Royal Victoria Marathon will take place this weekend, resulting in some road closures in and around Victoria.
The marathon is a two-day event, spanning across Saturday, October 12th and Sunday, October 13th.
Throughout its duration, certain sections across Victoria will be closed off to ensure safe routes for the participants—this means no cars, cyclists or pedestrians will be allowed along designated marathon areas.
Race organizers warn that everyone in and around the area should expect delays and be prepared to take alternate routes.
Saturday is a smaller day, with only the Oak Bay 5 kilometre run and the Thrifty Foods Kids Run.
Sunday’s festivities include the Marathon/Half Marathon, so closures will be in place for the majority of the day.
Saturday, October 12th
Extended complete road closures for downtown setup plus Oak Bay 5K, and Thrifty Foods Kids Run:
- 6 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Esplanade (Oak Bay)
- 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.: Beach Drive – Dalhousie to Humber
- 10 a.m. to 12 a.m.: Belleville – Oswego to Government and Menzies – Belleville to Quebec
Sunday, October 13th
The times for Sunday road closures are approximate, but there will be runners/walkers on the roads from 7:15 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Roads will reopen once the last participant passes and the course infrastructure is removed.
Extended complete road closures for additional setup, races, and tear down:
- 12 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Belleville – Oswego to Government, and Menzies – Belleville to Quebec
- 3 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Kingston – Oswego to Menzies – Quebec to Superior
- 3 a.m. to 10 a.m.: Quebec – Oswego to Menzies
From 5 a.m. to 3 p.m., there is no parking allowed on Oswego from Belleville to Superior Street.
Once the races are in motion, there will be traffic personnel present to assist anyone crossing the route when it’s safe to do so.
You can view the full road closure map here.
