Amsterdam Marathon set to Disrupt Traffic Next Weekend – 50th Anniversary Event Expects 30,000 Participants
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Amsterdam residents and visitors should prepare for critically important traffic disruptions next weekend as the city hosts the 50th annual TCS Amsterdam Marathon. This year’s event, expanded to include shorter distance races on Saturday, anticipates a record 30,000 runners, necessitating extensive road closures.
Marathon Impact: Planning Your Route
The marathon course will temporarily close streets to vehicular traffic.These closures will begin 45 minutes before the first runners are expected and remain in effect for another 30 minutes after the last participant has passed. Careful planning is advised for anyone traveling within the city during this period.
Specific Road Closures
On Saturday, expect closures on key routes including Stadionweg and Amstelveenseweg. Sunday will see further restrictions on Stadhouderskade and Amsteldijk.For a comprehensive and up-to-date list of all affected streets, please refer to the official TCS Amsterdam Marathon website: Road Closure Overview.
Maintaining City Access
Despite the closures, access to and from Amsterdam will be maintained via designated routes. These include:
- Nieuwe Hemweg-Spaarndammerdijk
- Transformatorweg
- Haarlemmerweg
- Bos en Lommerweg
- Jan van Galenstraat
- Cornelis
- Lelylaan-Overtoom
- Aalsmeerweg-Haarlemmermeerstraat
- Gooiseweg-Wibautstraat
- IJtunnel
- Constantijn Huygensstraat
- Van Baerlestraat
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