Mumbai Marathon: Traffic curbs issued for Coastal Road, Sea Link and key routes

Ahead of the Tata Mumbai Marathon Mumbai Police on Wednesday issued a advisory and list of traffic curbs at Mumbai Coastal Road BandraWorli Sea Link and key routes in parts of the cityIn a traffic notification Mumbai Traffic Police announced extensive traffic diversions road closures and parking restrictions across South and Central Mumbai for the Tata Mumbai Marathon scheduled to take place on Sunday January 18 2026The annual Mumbai Marathon will feature seven different race categories including the Full Marathon Half Marathon 10 km Run Elite Race Champion with Disability Run Senior Citizensrsquo Run and Dream Run Thousands of runners are expected to participate police saidThe Marathon route goes through South and Central Mumbai from Azad Maidan Kalbadevi DN Marg Tardeo Worli Bandra Dadar and Mahim traffic divisionFull Marathon 42195 km ndash Amateurs 500 am to 1230 pmHalf Marathon 21097 km 500 am to 910 am10 km Timed Run 600 am to 800 amElite Marathon Race 700 am to 1030 amChampion with Disability Run 705 am to 745 amSenior Citizensrsquo Run 725 am to 845 amDream Run 815 am to 1100 amMost races will start from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus CSMT or nearby locations and pass through Marine Drive Worli Sea Face Coastal Road and BandraWorli Sea Link areas the police saidFull Marathon 42195 kmFor the Full Marathon traffic restrictions will be in place from 500 am to 1230 pm on January 18 The race will start from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus CSMT and finish at Mumbai Gymkhana The marathon route will pass through major South and Central Mumbai roads including DN Road Veer Nariman Road Madame Cama Road Marine Drive Tardeo Peddar Road Worli Sea Face Dr Annie Besant Road Coastal Road BandraWorli Sea Link Mahim Shivaji Park and Siddhivinayak Temple before returning towards South Mumbai Several carriageways along the route will be closed to regular vehicular traffic during the race hours while emergency services will be permittedHalf Marathon 21097 kmTraffic curbs for the Half Marathon will be enforced from 600 am to 910 am The race will begin from the Mahim Reti Bunder Ground proceed via Mahim Causeway and Swami Vivekananda Road and move towards Bandra and Worli Runners will pass through Worli Sea Face Dr Annie Besant Road Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan Road Coastal Road Haji Ali Tardeo and Marine Drive before finishing at Mumbai Gymkhana Commuters are advised to avoid these routes during the specified hours and use alternate roads or public transportRoad closures and noentry zonesTo ensure the safety of runners several major roads will remain closed to regular traffic from 300 am to 200 pm on 18 January 2026 except for emergency and essential service vehiclesUnder the lsquoNo Entryrsquo order traffic restrictions will be enforced on key roads including MG Road Veer Nariman Road Madam Cama Road KB Patil Marg DN Road Walchand Hirachand Marg Cooperage Road Maharshi Karve Road Dorabji Tata Road Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road Walkeshwar Road Hughes Road Pandita Ramabai Marg southbound and several stretches of Gopalrao Deshmukh Marg among others Specific junctions such as Hutatma Chowk Regal Junction Air India Junction Churchgate Junction CSMT area Mafatlal Junction Cadbury Junction Gamadia Junction and Kemps Corner will also see traffic restrictions during the marathon hoursAccording to the traffic notification large sections of South Mumbai Worli Mahim and Bandra will also be declared No Vehicular Zones during the marathon hoursNo parking restrictionsParking of all types of vehicles will be strictly prohibited from 400 am to 200 pm on marathon day on roads including MG Road DN Road Marine Drive Veer Nariman Road Pedder Road Worli Sea Face Road Dr Annie Besant Road Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan Road BandraWorli Sea Link approach roadsDesignated PayandPark facilities will be available at select BMC parking locations malls and open grounds the police saidEmergency servicesAmbulances fire brigade vehicles police vehicles and essential service vehicles carrying milk gas and vegetables will be allowed to move along the marathon route when requiredPublic AdvisoryThe Traffic Police have advised citizens to avoid using private vehicles prefer local trains and public transport andplan their travel well in advanceThe police have asked citizens to follow traffic police instructions and signagesThe traffic restrictions are temporary and will remain in force until the completion of the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2026 on Sunday the traffic notification said