On Sunday 31 August, North Sydney will host the start line of the TCS Sydney Marathon.
Event times and information can be found on the official website: www.tcssydneymarathon.com
Road closures
Key roads in North Sydney will be closed between 2am and 12pm including Miller St start line area.
The Sydney Harbour Bridge and Western Distributor will close from 3am to 11am on Sunday morning. Motorists who need to travel southbound are advised to use the Harbour Tunnel and avoid the CBD. Delays are expected so allow extra travel time.
Major roads from the city to Moore Park will be closed until 3.30pm including Oxford St. Sections of Macquarie St will remain closed until 4pm while Anzac Pde from Moore Park to Kingsford will be closed from 5am to 1.30pm this year.
The Cross City Tunnel will be toll free for the duration of the road closures from 5am to 4.30pm on Sunday 31 August.
Due to road closures, including the closure of the Sydney Harbour Bridge residents are advised to plan their travel arrangements in advance.
For detailed transport information and to plan your trip, visit transportnsw.info. For real-time traffic updates including closure maps visit livetraffic.com
- Transport for NSW event page: transportnsw.info/sydney-marathon
- Live Traffic NSW: www.livetraffic.com/incident-details/243138
Road closure and clearway maps:
- Marathon detour graphic map (PDF 1.7MB)
- Interactive road closure and clearway map
- Marathon overall course road closure and clearway map (PDF 6.0MB)
- North Sydney to Sydney CBD overview closure and clearway map (PDF 3.1MB)
- City and South overview road closure and clearway map (PDF 3.1MB)
- North Sydney local access map (PDF 1.2MB)

Resident notification letters
A detailed Public Communications and Notification strategy is currently being undertaken by the event organisers, Pont3, to ensure as many people as possible are made aware about direct and indirect impacts on local and state road systems, so people are able to plan their trips in advance of the day.
A Residential Letterbox Drop and Direct Business Mail-out will be undertaken commencing from Monday 11 August.
Questions and feedback
For event inquiries or feedback in relation to the event itself, please visit the official website sydneymarathon.com/faq/ or email info@sydneymarathon.com
To give feedback on the event to Council on how it has affected you or your business please complete this form: www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/xfp/form/159 or call (02) 9936 8100.
If you are affected by an emergency during the event times please dial 000 or your local police station.