Roads to be impacted by Half Marathon on Saturday July 18

The general public is advised that there will be number of roads between Sir John Guise Stadium and UPNG that will be completely closed off and or traffic will be slow on Saturday July 18 at 4:30am - 8am for the Half Marathon event.

The junction of Sir John Guise Drive at the Vision City traffic light and at the round-aboutnear Somare Foundation will be completed closed off.

The Somare Circuit which is often referred to as Waigani office back road, will also be sealed off.

Residents and general public living in and around this road are advised that it will not be accessible until after 8am.

Meanwhile the Waigani Drive's lane leading out from UPNG into the City will be blocked off for the runners to use while the priority lane will be utilised by the athletes going to the sporting venues.

The general public and residents of Gerehu, Rainbow, UPNG and Ensisi Valley will only use one lane when heading into the city or driving back.

The Half Marathon will start from BSP Stadium - Sir John Guise Stadium on to the Wardstrip road, through to the Somare Circuit, then on to Pipit Street and out to the Waigani Drive into

the UPNG Campus to the BSP Games Village. The runners will then head back using the same route to complete the marathon at the BSP Stadium.

Police will begin to close the roads at 4:30am for the event to commence at 6am. All roads will re-open at 8am.

A map displaying the exact route of the Half Marathon and the roads that will be affected is published in tomorrow's (Friday July 16) papers in the BSP Sponsored XV Pacific Games daily page that carries the Medal Tally and sports schedule.

For more information call 1802015.

The Games Organising Committee thanks the general public for your corporation as the final leg of the athletic event concludes.