Potential traffic disruption this weekend in Birmingham
May 23, 2019
There are large scale events taking place this weekend in Birmingham that have the potential to cause some disruption to traffic. Colleagues are advised to check their routes and plan ahead. Birmingham Pride 2019 is taking place on both Saturday and Sunday and the ‘Simplyhealth Great Birmingham 10K Run’ is taking place on Sunday.
Birmingham Pride assembles in Victoria Square from 10.30am on Saturday, following the opening ceremony the parade sets off at midday winding its way around the City Centre finishing on Hurst St, by the Hippodrome. A full route map can be found contained in the following link:
A detailed site plan and road closures surrounding the event are contained in the link below:
https://www.birminghampride.com/news/pride-site-plan-revealed
Simplyhealth Great Birmingham 10K Run, assembles on Colmore Row on Sunday with an approximate start just after 10am with later starts for various groups, details are contained in the attached timetable. Road Closure closure and re-opening times are also attached.