Road closures and bus route changes for Liverpool Half Marathon on St Patrick's Day

St Patrick's Day celebrations and the Liverpool Half Marathon will take place across the city centre on Sunday.

The 13.1-mile BTR Liverpool Half Marathon event will start at 9am on Sunday, March 17 from the Pier Head. This also includes the 9th annual BTR Liverpool 10 Mile Road Race, which starts at the same time.

Runners will pass through Princes Park and Sefton Park, and along the Promenade, before passing the rear of the Albert Dock in the final mile. As with any big running event, there will be road closures along the route. However, from the eight mile mark at Aigburth Drive, all runners will be off the public highway.

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Those taking part in the St Patrick's Day parade have been asked to gather outside the former Irish Centre, on Mount Pleasant, at around 12.30pm. The parade will then move off at 1pm. The parade route will then go from Great Orford Street to Hope Street, Upper Duke Street, Berry Street, Renshaw Street, Ranelagh Street and end on Hanover Street. More on the parade route can be found here.

The full list of closures and restrictions for March 17 are:

• Northbound carriageway at Liver Street junction - traffic will be held for 20-25 minutes from when the Liverpool Half Marathon 2024 starts at 9am.
• No access to Water Street.
• No access to Canada Boulevard - reopening at 1pm.
• Access to Brunswick Street only available to access Mann Island only via Georges Dockway.
• Roads along the course will be subject to Traffic Management Plan supported by Merseyside Police, stewarding team to assists movement of traffic in vicinity of route.
• Access to Royal Albert Dock will be stopped from 8.55 am