AHEAD of this year’s Basingstoke Half Marathon serval major roads around the town will be closed.

Road closures will come into force from 10am on Sunday, 7 October, with the exception of Hackwood Road which will be closed from 8.30am so the start line can be set-up.

Where at all possible, access to houses will be maintained for as long as possible, but organisers are asking motorists to co-operate with marshals and the traffic management teams that are installing the closures.

Diversion routes will be clearly sign posted for motorists to access the town with minimal disruption.

This year’s race starts in Hackwood Road, adjacent to the War Memorial Park at 11am. This is the eighth year of the event.

The roads which will be effect are as follows:

1. Hackwood Road, Basingstoke: Closure in both directions from the junction with Southern Road, up to the junction with Hackwood roundabout – anticipated closure time: 9am until 12noon, access to Southern Road will be available throughout this period.

2. Traffic will be held on the A30 on east and west approaches to the Hackwood roundabout between estimated as 10.50am and 11.15am.

3. Hackwood Road between Hackwood Roundabout and Venture roundabout (southbound carriageway only), estimated closure time 10am to 11.30am. The Hackwood Stores remains open throughout the day.

4. Closure of A339/Hackwood Road both directions from Venture roundabout to junction with Farleigh Road (B3046). It is estimated this closure will be from 10am until 2.30pm. Access will remain only from Poynings Crescent and the Holiday Inn northbound, and for emergency vehicles. Diversion route for the A339 will be Tunworth Road and Huish Lane to Old Basing and the A30.

5. Closure of Farleigh Road (B3046) in both directions from junction with A339 to junction with Grammarsham Lane at Farleigh Wallop between approximately 10am and 2.30pm.

6. Closure in both directions of Church Lane/Hackwood Lane/Northgate Lane between Cliddesden village and Ellisfield (junction with Grammarsham Lane) estimated between 10am and 2.30pm.

7. Closure of Woods Lane – 10am to 2.30pm

8. Closure in both directions of Church Lane in Ellisfield up to junction with Green Lane Ellisfield, estimated between 10am and 2pm.

9. Closure of Church Lane Ellisfield from junction with Green Lane to junction with College Lane at Wildmoor Farm estimated between 10am and 2pm.

10. Closure of College Lane between junction with Church Lane at Wildmoor Farm and junction with Berrydown Lane estimated between 10am and 2pm.

11. Closure of Berrydown Lane between junction with College Lane and junction with Green Lane estimated between 10 and 2pm

12. Closure of Green Lane between junction with Berrydown Road and Church Lane, Ellisfield estimated between 10 and 2pm.

13. Closure of Grammarsham Lane/The Avenue between Ellisfield and the junction with Farleigh Road (B3046) between 10am and 2pm.

14. Closure of Grove Road between Venture Roundabout and junction with Whistler Close, estimated between 10am and 2.45pm.

For full details and more about this year’s race visit destinationbasingstoke.co.uk/basingstoke-half-marathon.