Brighton & Hove, Temporary Road Closures & Restrictions Due To Marathon
What is happening?
BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
THE BRIGHTON & HOVE
(BRIGHTON HALF MARATHON) (TEMPORARY TRAFFIC REGULATION) ORDER 2026
The Brighton Half Marathon is taking place and finishes at Hove Lawns, Hove. To facilitate its safe passage parts of the route will need to be closed to traffic and therefore Brighton & Hove City Council have made an Order under Sections 16A to C of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended, which temporarily brings into operation the following package of traffic restrictions.
No person shall cause or permit any vehicle that is not participating in, or connected with the Brighton Half Marathon to proceed in, exit from, or turn into any of the lengths of road specified below, except upon the direction or with the permission of a Police Constable in uniform or that of a uniformed marshal, on Sunday, 1 March 2026 from 06:30 to 14:30 with the exception of Kingsway, Kings Road and Mill Road where times are different and the closure times are in BOLD below:
Marine Parade
Marina Way – eastbound slip road to A259
Marina Way – westbound lane from Marina to westbound slip road
Marina Way – westbound slip road from Marina
Marine Drive – Arundel Street to Greenways, Ovingdean
Aquarium Roundabout
Old Steine
Pavilion Parade
Grand Parade
Richmond Place
Waterloo Place
Richmond Terrace
Ditchling Road – Oxford Street to St Peter’s Place
Oxford Place
Brunswick Row
Queens Place
St Peter’s Place
York Place
St George’s Place
Gloucester Place
Marlborough Place
Edward Street – William Street to Pavilion Parade
Grand Junction Road
Kings Road from Western Street to West Street – from 03:00 to 14:30
Kings Road from West Street to Grand Junction Road
Kingsway from Grand Avenue to Western Street – from 03:00 to 14:30
Kingsway – westbound carriageway – Grand Avenue to Wharf Road
East Street – Kings Road to Grand Junction Road
Black Lion Street – Kings Road to Old Ship Hotel Garage
West Street – Kings Road to Russell Road
Grand Avenue – southbound only, including service road
Queen’s Gardens – Grand Avenue to Second Avenue
Second Avenue – Queen’s Gardens to Kingsway
Wharf Road
Basin Road South – Wharf Road to Western Esplanade
Temporary prohibition of waiting and loading at any times:
Wharf Road for its entire length
Temporary suspension of no left turn:
Queens Road into North Street
Temporary suspension of Bus Lane restrictions:
North Street
Western Road
Temporary suspension of Bus Gate restrictions:
Marlborough Place junction of Gloucester Place
St George’s Place junction of York Place
Old Steine
Temporary suspension of Pedestrian Zone/Loading Only:
East Street
Little East Street
Ship Street – junction North Street to junction Duke Street
Temporary suspension of existing one-way order for:
North Road from Jubilee Street to Marlborough Place
East Street from Taxi Rank to Bartholomews
Little East Street
Russell Road
Preston Street – Western Road to Regency Square
Temporary suspension of the existing one-way order and traffic direction to be reversed (north to south):
Jubilee Street
The prohibition of southbound traffic:
East Street – from taxi rank to Bartholomews
Little East Street
Temporary suspension of the prohibition of motor vehicles order:
Bartholomews
Brighton Place
Black Lion Street
Duke Street
Kings Road
East Street
Little East Street
Market Street
Middle Street
Prince Albert Street
Ship Street
Dated: 20 February 2026.
Corporate Director, City Services, Brighton & Hove City Council, Hove Town Hall, Hove.
Brighton & Hove City Council
How long will it take?
Planned start
1-Mar-2026
Estimated end
2-Mar-2026
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