2025 Belfast City Half Marathon: Details of road closures on Sep 21st
Last updated 20th Sep 2025
This weekend will see the biggest Half Marathon event in Northern Ireland, the Moy Park Belfast City Half Marathon.
📍 Sunday 21st September
The Half Marathon route runs through all 4 areas of Belfast; North, South, East and West, starting and finishing on Ormeau Embankment.
The race starts off at 9am, with all participants required to complete the Half Marathon in less than three hours.
Organisers have published a full list of which roads will be impacted during the marathon.
Check it out:
Ormeau Embankment (Ravenhill Road to Ormeau Road) Controlled local and event access 06:00 - 15:00
Lane Closure: Ormeau Road (Ormeau Road to Rosetta roundabout) - country bound/1 lane closure city bound 06:00 - 11:00
Road Closure: Ravenhill Road (Rosetta roundabout to Albertbridge Road) 04:00 - 11:00
Lane Closure: East Bridge Street (Cromac Street to Albertbridge Road) - country bound 06:00 - 11:00
Road Closure: Mays Meadow 04:00 - 12:30
Road Closure: Laganbank Road 04:00 - 12:30
Lane Closure: Albertbridge Road - country bound 04:00 - 11:00
Road Closure: Newtownards Road (Templemore Avenue to Holywood Road junction) 04:00 - 11:30
Road Closure: Severn Street 04:00 - 12:30
Road Closure: Connswater Street 04:00 - 12:30
Road Closure: Mersey Street 04:00 - 12:30
Lane Closure: Queen's Quay - city bound 04:00 - 13:00
Road Closure: Station Street Flyover 04:00 - 13:00
Lane Closure: Queen's Bridge - city bound 04:00 - 13:00
Road Closure: A2 Sydenham bypass off-slip Dee Street roundabout 04:00 - 13:00
Lane Closure: Sydenham Road - city bound & country bound 04:00 - 13:00
Road Closure: M3 Middlepath off-slip- Sydenham Road slip 04:00 - 13:00
Road Closure: Donegall Quay (Queens Bridge to Queen's Square) 04:00 - 13:00
Road Closure: Queens Square 04:00 - 13:30
Lane Closure: High Street - city bound 04:00 - 13:00
Road Closure: Cornmarket 04:00 - 12:30
Road Closure: William Street South 04:00 - 13:30
Road Closure: Arthur Street 04:00 - 13:30
Road Closure: Chichester Street - controlled access for Translink 04:00 - 13:30
Lane Closure: Donegall Square North - lane 1 & 2 04:00 - 13:30
Lane Closure: Wellington Place - lane 1 & 2 04:00 - 13:30
Road Closure: Queen Street 04:00 - 13:30
Road Closure: Tomb Street 04:00 - 13:30
Road Closure: Corporation Street (Donegall Quay to Dunbar Link) 04:00 - 13:30
Lane Closure: Dunbar Link (Nelson Street to Corporation Street) - lane 3 & 2 04:00 - 13:30
Road Closure: Victoria Street (May Street to Ann Street) 04:00 - 13:30
Road Closure: Castle Street 04:00 - 13:30
Lane Closure: Divis Street 04:00 - 14:00
College Avenue, Millfield, Divis Street (Traffic controlled vehicle movements at the multi junction) 10:00 - 13:00
Road Closure: A12 Divis Off-slip East 04:00 - 14:00
Lane Closure: A12 Divis Off-slip West 04:00 - 14:00
Road Closure: Divis Street (Millfield to Falls Road country bound) 04:00 - 14:00
Lane Closure: Falls Road (to the junction of Grosvenor Road country bound) 04:00 - 14:30
Lane Closure: A12 Grosvenor Road Off-slip (A12 Grosvenor Road off-slip city bound) 04:00 - 14:30
Lane Closure: Grosvenor Road (to junction with Great Victoria Street, city bound) 04:00 - 14:30
Lane Closure: Great Victoria Street (Grosvenor Road junction to Bruce Street junction) 04:00 - 14:30
Lane Closure: Bruce Street 04:00 - 14:30
Road Closure: Bankmore Street (from junction of Ormeau Avenue) 04:00 - 14:30
Road Closure: Bedford Street (Ormeau Avenue to Dublin Road) 04:00 - 14:30
Lane Closure: Dublin Road 04:00 - 14:30
Road Closure: Botanic Avenue 04:00 - 15:00
Road Closure: University Street (local access will be managed) 04:00 - 15:00
Lane Closure: Ormeau Road (University Street junction to Ormeau Embankment, lane 1 closure country bound) 04:00 - 15:00
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