There will be a lot of road closures in place in Dublin City Centre on Wednesday

Many of the city centre roads will be blocked off for the evening.

The Grant Thornton 5K Road Race is happening on Wednesday, 5 September, and due to this there will be a number of road closures around Dublin City Centre, most of which are localised at the Dublin Docklands.

Pedestrian and local access is expected to be maintained, but everyone else should expect major diversions in the area.

According to the Dublin City Council website, these are the roads expected to be closed, following the route of the marathon itself:

City Quay

Matt Talbot/Memorial Bridge

Custom House Quay

North Wall Quay

Three Arena

Samuel Beckett Bridge

Sir John Rogerson’s Quay

Cardiff Lane

Hanover Street East

Lime Street

North Wall

CHQ Building

The marathon is expected to run from 7pm to 9.30pm.