The 2023 Guangzhou Marathon is scheduled to be held from 07:30 to 13:45 on December 10 (Sunday), with 30,000 athletes participating in the full marathon and half marathon. The starting point of the race is set at Tianhe Sports Center, the end point of the whole course is set at Huacheng Square, and the half finish point is set at Yuejiang Middle Road (Canton Fair Complex section).
The reporter learned from the Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Traffic Police Department on December 7 that in order to ensure the smooth progress of the competition and the safety and orderliness of road traffic during the competition, temporary traffic control measures will be taken on some roads during the competition.
Full marathon course:
Tianhe Sports Center South Square (starting point), Tianhe Road (retrograde), Tiyu East Road, Xian Cun Road, Linjiang Avenue (turn back), Linjiang Avenue (eastbound, turn back at the Financial City section and then go west), Liede Avenue (turn back at the intersection of Huacheng Avenue), Liede Bridge (southbound), Modiesha Road (turn back at the intersection of Shuangta Road), Yuejiang Road (eastbound, turn back at the intersection of the exhibition and go west), Binjiang East Road, Yiyuan Road, Yizhou Road, Binjiang Road, Hongde Road, Renmin Bridge, Yanjiang Road, Datong Road, Yanyu Road, Tanyue Street, Qingbo Road, Haixinsha (No. 4 bridge in, No. 1 bridge out), Linjiang Avenue (westbound), Huacheng Square (end point).
Half Marathon Course:
The route from the starting point to Yuejiang Middle Road is the same as the full marathon route, when you arrive at the intersection of Yuejiang Middle Road and Huizhan Road, go against the north lane of Yuejiang Middle Road (eastbound), turn back at Keyun Road intersection and go against the south lane of Yuejiang Middle Road (westbound, the exit section opposite Gate 2 of the Canton Fair Complex is the end point).
Temporary Traffic Control Measures:
From 05:30 on December 10 to the end of the race, the following times and roads are prohibited from passing except for vehicles with special licenses for the Guangzhou Marathon and military and police vehicles, fire trucks, medical ambulances, and engineering rescue vehicles performing emergency tasks
From 05:30, traffic control will be implemented on Tiyu West Road (Tianhe Road to Tianhe North Road) and Tiyu East Road (Tianhe Road to Tianhe North Road) depending on the situation.
From 06:30, traffic control will be implemented on Linjiang Avenue (from Huaxia Road to Xian Cun Road, excluding the new central axis tunnel).
From 06:50, traffic control will be implemented on Tianhe Road (two-way, from Tiyu West Road to Tianhe East Road). Social vehicles can detour to Tianhe East Road, Tianhe North Road, Guangzhou Avenue and Huangpu Avenue.
From 07:25, traffic control will begin on Tiyu East Road (two-way, the section from Tianhe Road to Huangpu Avenue) and Xian Cun Road (from north to south, of which the section from Huangpu Avenue to Jinsui Road is two-way control). Social vehicles can detour Liede Avenue and Huaxia Road.
From 07:30, traffic control will be implemented on Linjiang Avenue (west to east, from Huaxia Road to Chebei Road). Social vehicles can detour to Jinsui Road and Huangpu Avenue.
From 07:50, traffic control will be implemented on Linjiang Avenue (east to west, from Keyun Road to Liede Avenue). Social vehicles can detour to Huangpu Avenue.
From 08:05, traffic control will be implemented on Liede Bridge (north to south), Liede Avenue (north to south, from Huacheng Avenue to Linjiang Avenue), and Modiesha Road (north to south, from Yuejiang Road to Shuangta Road). Social vehicles can bypass the South China Bridge and Pazhou Bridge.
From 08:13, traffic control will be implemented on Yuejiang Road (west to east, from Modiesha Road to Keyun Road). Social vehicles can detour to Xingang East Road.
From 08:20, traffic control will be implemented on Yuejiang Road (east-west), Binjiang East Road (Canton Tower Road), Yiyuan Road (two-way), and Yizhou Road (east-west). Social vehicles can detour to Xingang Road.
From 08:40, traffic control will begin on Binjiang East Road (east-to-west, from Guangzhou Avenue to Mingkang Street) and Binjiang Road (in both directions, from Mingkang Street to Hongde Road). Social vehicles can detour to Xingang West Road, Qianjin Road, Nantian Road, Nanhua Road, and Tongfu Road.
From 09:00, traffic control will be implemented at Renmin Bridge (south to north). Social vehicles can bypass the Liberation Bridge, Jiangwan Bridge, and the Inner Ring Road.
From 09:04, traffic control will begin to be implemented on Yanjiang Road (two-way), and the exit of 623 Road, Line A, Inner Ring Road, will be temporarily closed depending on the situation. Social vehicles can detour Dongfeng Road, Zhongshan Road, Wenming Road, and Donghua Road.
From 09:18, traffic control will be implemented on Datong Road (west to east, from Yanjiang East Road to Yanyu Road), Tanyue Street, Qingbo Road, and Haixinsha. Vehicles of units and residents on Ersha Island can enter Ersha Island from Guangzhou Bridge, bypass Datong Road, Yanyu Road, Yuyu Street and other sections, and leave from Guangzhou Bridge or Ersha Bridge.
*Reminder: Guangzhou traffic police reminded that on the day of the competition on December 10, all kinds of vehicles are prohibited from parking on the race section, including temporary roadside parking spaces on Qingbo Road, Binjiang Road and Yanjiang Road, so as to avoid affecting the normal progress of the game. On the day of the competition, the parking lots of Tianhe Sports Center, Haixinsha Island and Area A of the Canton Fair Complex are not open to the public.
During the competition, vehicles and pedestrians passing through the intersections along the race route and surrounding roads must obey the instructions of the on-site traffic police and staff. The resumption time of social traffic on the traffic control section shall be decided by the traffic management department of the public security organ according to the situation of the competition. Units and the general public along the race route should arrange the detour route in advance to avoid affecting travel.
Text Guangzhou** New Flower City Reporter: Zhang Danyang Correspondent: Jiao Xuan Tu Guangzhou** New Flower City Reporter: Qiu Weirong Correspondent: Jiao Xuan Guangzhou** New Flower City Editor: Long Chengliu.