Traffic restrictions in Pudong for half marathon

Some roads in Pudong will be closed to traffic this weekend due to 2018 Shanghai International Half Marathon on Sunday, Shanghai police said.

Roads near the Oriental Pearl TV Tower and the Oriental Sports Centre, which are the start and the finish of the race, will be particularly affected.

Yongyao Road between Yaolong and Dongyu roads will be shut for 14 hours from 10pm on Saturday to noon on Sunday. Dongyu Road between Yangsi Road W. and Yongyao Road will be shut from 7am-12pm on Sunday.

Fenghe Road will be off limits between the ring road where the tower is located and Binjiang Avenue, as well as Mingzhuta Road between Fenghe Road and Binjiang Avenue from 5am to 7:30am on Sunday.

Along the route of the race, vehicles will be banned with no separating fences from 6:45am to 10:45am.

Meanwhile, four ferry lines — Dongjin, Dongfu, Yangfu and Nanlu – will not be in service from 6:45am to 8:35am on Sunday.