The Council has approved the temporary closure of the following roads for the following events:
Coast to Coast 2026
Road to be closed
- Marine Parade- Beresford Street to Hawke Street
Period of closure
- from 9:00am on Saturday 14th February to 1:00am Sunday, 15th February 2026.
Events At Apollo Projects Stadium
Roads to be closed
- Jack Hinton Drive from Whiteleigh Avenue to Twigger Street
- Twigger Street from Lincoln Road to Jack Hinton Drive
Period of closures
- From 1.30pm to 6.30pm Sunday 22 February 2026
- From 5pm to 10pm Saturday 14 March 2026
- From 5pm to 10pm Friday 3 April 2026
- From 3pm to 8pm Saturday 18 April 2026
Electric Avenue 2026
Roads to be closed
- Armagh Street from Cranmer Square West to Park Terrace
- Park Terrace From Rolleston Avenue Chester Street West
- Rolleston Avenue from to Gloucester Street to Park Terrace
Periods of closure
- 7pm to 11.59pm on Friday 27 February 2026
- 7pm to 11.59pm on Saturday 28 February 2026
Le Race 2026
Road to be closed
- Cathedral Square from Worcester Street to Hereford Street
Period of closure
- From 6am to 8:30am Saturday 21 March 2026
Christchurch Marathon 2026
Roads to be closed from 4:00 am to 3:00 pm Sunday, 12 April 2026
- Armagh Street from Park Terrace to Barbadoes Street
- Bangor Street from Kilmore Street to 7 Bangor Street
- Barbadoes Street from Bealey Avenue to Hereford Street
- Cambridge Terrace from Churchill Street to Cashel Street
- Cashel Street from Rolleston Ave to Oxford Terrace
- Cranmer Square East from Kilmore Street to Armagh Street
- Chester Street West from Park Terrace to Durham Street North
- Colombo Street from Peterborough Street to Gloucester Street
- Cranmer Square West from Kilmore Street to Armagh Street
- Dorset Street from Chester Street East from to Kimore Street
- Durham Street North from Salisbury Street to St Asaph Street
- Ely Street from Madras Street to Salisbury Street
- Gloucester Street from Latimer Square to Barbadoes Street
- Gloucester Street from Park Terrace to Oxford Terrace
- Hereford Street from Rolleston Ave to Oxford Terrace
- Hurley Street from Oxford Terrace to End
- Kilmore Street from Park Terrace to Fitzgerald Ave
- Latimer Square East from Hereford Street to Gloucester Street
- Madras Street from Gloucester Street to Salisbury Street
- Manchester Street from Peterborough Street to Gloucester Street
- Melrose Street from number 39 Melrose Street to Barbadoes Street
- Montreal Street from St Asaph Street to Peterborough Street
- Nova Place from Barbadoes Street to number 21 Nova Place
- Otley Street from Madras Street to Barbadoes Street
- Oxford Terrace from number 288 Oxford Terrace to Cashel Street
- Park Terrace from Bealey Ave to Rolleston Avenue
- Peterborough Street from Manchester Street to Barbadoes Street
- Rolleston Ave from Cashel Street to Armagh Street
- Salisbury Street from Madras Street to Barbadoes Street
- Victoria Street from Durham Street North to Peterborough Street
- Worcester Street from Rolleston Avenue to Cathedral Square
- Worcester Street from Latimer Square East to Barbadoes Street
Period of closure
- From 4:00 am to 3:00 pm Sunday, 12 April 2026
Sea 2 Sky 2026
Roads to be closed
- Summit Road from Mount Pleasant Road to End (Godley Head cattle stop)
- Evans Pass is proposed to remain open under manual traffic control
Period of closures
- 8am to 11am on Sunday 15 March 2026
Super Cars Championship
Roads to be closed
- Buchanans Road from Pound Road to West Coast Road
- Hasketts Road from Barters Road to West Coast Road
- Barters Road from Maddisons Road to 810 metres Northwest of Maddisons Road
- Leggett Road – Entire length
Periods of closures
- From 6am to 10pm daily on 17, 18 and 19 April 2026
These closures are to be made under paragraph 11(e) of the Tenth Schedule of the Local Government Act 1974.
The closures will apply to all vehicular traffic with the exception of emergency service vehicles, public transport services, vehicles directly involved with the event and event permit holders.
No access will be available to vehicles that do not hold an event permit for access during the period of these closures.
M Pearce
Manager Democratic Services