What you need to know about this year’s Tour Down Under road closures
A number of road closures will be in place over the duration of the Tour Down Under – see the full list of which streets will be closed and when across SA.
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This year’s Tour Down Under will see multiple road closures and parking restrictions at specific times and locations over the course of the event – which runs from Friday 12 January to Sunday 21 January.
Event organisers have listed hard and soft road closures.
Hard road closures mean roads will be closed to all traffic, while soft road closures mean there will be access for local residents and businesses, but not open to other traffic.
Rolling road closures will also take place when the group travels through specific areas – meaning roads will only be closed as the group rides through.
The Advertiser has compiled a comprehensive list of the stages, road closures and parking restrictions.
Women’s Stage 1: Hahndorf to Campbelltown (Friday 12 January)
Start: 11.10am — Mount Barker Road, Hahndorf
Finish: 1.52pm — Maryvale Road, Campbelltown
Distance: 93.9 km
Women’s Stage 1 kicks off at the Adelaide Hills town of Hahndorf and will see competitors ride from Mount Barker Rd, to Maryvale Rd at Campbelltown in Adelaide’s northeast.
Riders will leave Hahndorf and travel through Mylor, Balhannah, Oakbank, Woodside, Lobethal, Gumeracha and Cudlee Creek, and then down Gorge Road and finish in Campbelltown.
There will be rolling road closures and parking restrictions in place as the race travels through the Adelaide Hills.
■ HAHNDORF
Road Closures (Hard)
Mount Barker Road: 6am – 2.30pm
From: Auricht Road
To: Pine Avenue
■ ATHELSTONE
Road Closures (Hard)
Maryvale Road: 6am – 6.30pm
From: Montacute Road
To: Addison Avenue
■ ADELAIDE
Wakefield St (North Carriageway): 9pm Friday 12 Jan to 4pm Sunday 14 Jan.
From: King William St
To: Divett Place
Wakefield St (South Carriageway): 9pm Friday 12 Jan to 4pm Sunday 14 Jan.
From King William St
To: Pulteney Street
Gawler Place: 9pm Friday 12 Jan to 4pm Sunday 14 Jan.
From: Wakefield Street
To: Victoria Place Service Lane
Chancery Lane: 9pm Friday 12 Jan to 4pm Sunday 14 Jan.
From: Wakefield Street
To: Angas Street
Women’s Stage 2: Glenelg to Stirling (Saturday 13 January)
Start: 11:10am — Colley Terrace, Glenelg
Finish: 2:23pm — Mount Barker Road, Stirling
Distance: 104.2 km
Stage 2 of the women's will see riders start in Glenelg, then travel south to the Adelaide Hills through Clarendon, Meadows and Echunga.
Riders then make their way through two loops travelling through Heathfield, Bradbury, Mylor and Aldgate before finishing in Stirling.
■ GLENELG
Road Closures (Hard):
Colley Terrace: 10.30am to 3:00pm.
From: Hope Street to Jetty Rd.
Jetty Rd: 10.30am to 3pm.
From: Colley Terrace to Gordon St/Partridge St.
Moseley St: 10.30am to 3pm.
From Jetty Rd to Elizabeth St.
Road Closures (Soft):
Durham St: 10.30am to 3pm.
From: Augusta Street
To: Jetty Road
Sussex St: 10.30am to 3pm.
From: Augusta St
To: Jetty Road
Nile St. 10.30am to 3pm.
From: Augusta St
To Jetty Rd.
Waterloo St. 10.30am to 3pm.
From Augusta St To Jetty Rd.
Byron St. 10.30am to 3pm.
From Augusta St To Jetty Rd.
■ ADELAIDE CBD
Road closures (Hard)
Flinders Street. 7.00am – 11.59pm
From: King William Street
To: A point approximately 30m east of Pulteney Street
King William Street. 7.00am – 11.59pm
From: Pirie Street
To: Angas Street
Victoria Square (South East). 7.00am – 11.59pm
From: Angas Street
To: King William Street
Victoria Square (North East). 7.00am – 11.59pm
From: Flinders Street
To: King William Street
Pulteney Street. 7.00am – 11.59pm
From: Pirie Street
To: Bath Lane
Ifould Street. 7.00am – 11.59pm
From: Pulteney Street
To: A point approximately 30m east of Pulteney Street
Pulteney Court. 7.00am – 11.59pm
From: Pulteney Street
To: Entire Length
Hyde Street. 7.00am – 11.59pm
From: Flinders Street
To: Stockley Alley
Wyatt Street. 7.00am – 11.59pm
From: Flinders Street
To: Stockley Alley
Santos Lane. 7.00am – 11.59pm
From: Flinders Street
To: Entire Length
Roper Street. 7.00am – 11.59pm
From: Flinders Street
To: Wakefield Street
Divett Place. 7.00am – 11.59pm
From: Flinders Street
To: Victoria Place Service Lane
Gawler Place. 7.00am – 11.59pm
From: Flinders Street
To: Victoria Place Service Lane
Victoria Place. 7.00am – 11.59pm
From: Flinders Street
To: Wakefield Street
Victoria Place (Service Lane). 7.00am – 11.59pm
From: Victoria Place
To: Divett Place
Bray Street. 7.00am – 11.59pm
From: Gawler Place
To: Entire Length
Road Closures (Soft)
Wakefield Street (North Carriageway). 7.00am – 4.00pm
From: Divett Place
To: Pulteney Street
Wakefield Street (North Carriageway). 7.00am – 11.59pm
From: Pulteney Street
To: Gunson Street
Wakefield Street (South Carriageway). 7.00am – 11.59pm
From: Pulteney Street
To: Gunson Street
Flinders Street. 7.00am – 11.59pm
From: A point approximately 30m east of Pulteney Street
To: Sudholz Place
Pulteney Street. 7.00am – 11.59pm
From: Bath Lane
To: Angas Street
Ifould Street. 7.00am – 11.59pm
From: Frome Street
To: A point approximately 30m east of Pulteney Street
Wakefield Street (North Carriageway). 7.00am – 11.59pm
From: Gunson Street
To: Frome Street
Wakefield Street (South Carriageway). 7.00am – 11.59pm
From: Gunson Street
To: Frome Street
Gunson Street. 7.00am – 11.59pm
From: Wakefield Street
To: Angas Street
■ GLENELG
Colley Terrace. 5.00am – 3.00pm
From: Anzac Highway
To: Hope Street
Augusta Terrace. 5.00am – 3.00pm
From: Colley Terrace
To: Durham Street
Hope Street. 5.00am – 3.00pm
From: Colley Terrace
To: Entirety
■ STIRLING
Road Closures (Hard)
Mount Barker Road. 6.00am – 6.30pm
From: Gould Road / Twin Street
To: Merrion Terrace / Johnston Street
Garrod Crescent. 6.00am – 6.30pm
From: Mount Barker Road
To: A point approximately 55m north
Women’s Stage 3. Adelaide to Willunga Hill (Sunday 14 January)
Start. 11.10am — Wakefield Street, Adelaide
Finish. 2.02pm — Brookman Road, Willunga Hill
Distance. 93.4 km
Stage 3 of the women's race will start at Victoria Square, in the city, before riders make their way down Unley Rd towards Belair. From Belair they will ascend Windy Point Hill and travel down through Coromandel Valley and Kangarilla, then towards McLaren Vale and onto Aldinga Beach, before making their way to the finish line at Willunga Hill.
■ WILLUNGA HILL
Road Closures (Hard)
Old Willunga Hill Road. 6.00am – 6.30pm
From: St Matthews Street
To: Blackbilly Road
Brookman Road. 6.00am – 6.30pm
From: Old Willunga Road
To: Range Road
Down Under Classic. Adelaide CBD (Sunday 14 January)
Start. 7.10pm — Wakefield Street, Adelaide
Finish. 8.15pm — Wakefield Street, Adelaide
Distance. 1.35 km (1 hour + 3 laps)
The Down Under Classic is the event curtain raiser that will see the men’s group loop around Wakefield, Pulteney, Flinders and King William St with the Tour Down Under Village in Victoria Square as a backdrop.
This will be a 1 hour event with parts of each street closed off as the riders loop round.
Men’s Stage 1. Tanunda to Tanunda (Tuesday 16 January)
Start. 11.10am — Murray Street, Tanunda
Finish. 2.53pm — Murray Street, Tanunda
Distance. 144 km
Stage 1 of the men’s will see racers complete three loops. The race will start and finish at Tanunda, with racers travelling through Seppeltsfield, Greenock, Nuriootpa and Angaston.
■ TANUNDA
Road Closures (Hard)
Murray Street. 5.00am – 6.30pm
From: Fielder Street
To: Bridge Street
Elizabeth Street. 5.00am – 6.30pm
From: Murray Street
To: William Street
Basedow Road. 5.00am – 6.30pm
From: Murray Street
To: MacDonnell Street
Bilyara Road. 5.00am – 6.30pm
From: Murray Street
To: Elizabeth Street
Mill Street. 5.00am – 6.30pm
From: Murray Street
To: Edward Street
Bushman Street. 5.00am – 6.30pm
From: Murray Street
To: Edward Street
Julius Street. 5.00am – 6.30pm
From: Murray Street
To: William Street
John Street. 5.00am – 6.30pm
From: Murray Street
To: William Street
Bilyara Road. 5.00am – 6.30pm
From: Park Street
To: Elizabeth Street
John Street. 5.00am – 4.30pm | No Parking – Both Sides
From: Murray Street
To: William Street
Julias Street. 5.00am – 4.30pm | No Parking – Both Sides
From: Murray Street
To: William Street
Men’s Stage 2. Norwood to Lobethal (Wednesday 17 January)
Start. 11.10am — The Parade, Norwood
Finish. 2.52pm — Main Street, Lobethal
Distance. 141.6 km
Stage 2 of the men’s will see the race start from inner-suburban Norwood before riders make their way up and into the Adelaide Hills. The riders will travel through Summertown, Balhannah, Oakbank and Woodside before heading to Lobethal where they begin a gruelling loop to Gumeracha, Cudlee Creek and Lenswood before making their way back to Lobethal.
■ LOBETHAL
Road Closures (Hard)
Main Street. 6.00am – 6.30pm
From: Woodside Road
To: Wattle Street
Bartholomew Avenue. 6.00am – 6.30pm
From: Main Street
To: A point approximately 150m east
■ NORWOOD
Road Closures (Hard)
The Parade. 6.00am – 2.30pm
From: Osmond Terrace
To: Portrush Road
Edward Street. 6.00am – 2.30pm
From: Webbe Street
To: The Parade
George Street. 6.00am – 2.30pm
From: Webbe Street
To: The Parade
Men’s Stage 3. Tea Tree Gully to Campbelltown (Thursday 18 January)
Start. 11.10am — North East Road, Tea Tree Gully
Finish. 2.49pm — Gorge Road, Athelstone
Distance. 145.3 km
Stage 3 of the men’s will be a gruelling hill climb, with riders starting off in Tea Tree Gully before making their way to the Barossa and then up and into the Adelaide Hills. The peloton will travel into the Barossa before heading back towards Adelaide. Racers will cruise through towns such as Lyndoch, Mount Pleasant and Williamstown before heading back down the hill via Gorge Rd to finish at Athelstone.
■ ATHELSTONE
Road Closures (Hard)
Gorge Road. 6.00am – 6.30pm
From: Stradbroke Road
To: Maryvale Road
Hamilton Terrace. 6.00am – 6.30pm
From: Gorge Road
To: A point approximately 60m northwest
Gorge Road. 12.00pm – 3.30pm
From: Maryvale Road
To: Fox Avenue
Greenbank Road. 12.00pm – 3.30pm
From: Maryvale Road
To: A point approximately 25m northwest
Sharlene Court. 6.00am – 6.30pm
Entirety of Gorge Road
■ TEA TREE GULLY
Road Closures (Hard)
North East Road. 6.00am – 2.30pm
From: Walter Street
To: Haines Road
Park Street. 6.00am – 2.30pm
From: North East Road
To: Perseverance Road
Road Closures (Soft)
North East Road. 6.00am – 2.30pm. Walter Street Resident Access Only.
From: Elizabeth Street
To: Walter Street
Perseverance Road (Northbound Only). 6.00am – 2.30pm. Resident Access Only.
From: Bowen Road
To: Ellis Street
Perseverance Road (Southbound Only). 6.00am – 2.30pm. Resident Access Only.
From: North East Road
To: Park Street
Women’s Down Under Criterium. (Thursday 18 January)
Start. 7.00pm — Victoria Park/ Pakapakanthi, Adelaide
Finish. 8.05pm — Victoria Park/ Pakapakanthi, Adelaide
Distance. 1.2 km (50 mins + 2 laps)
After the women have completed all three stages of the Tour Down Under, they will battle it out on Adelaide’s most used criterium circuit, Victoria Park Track at Pakapakanthi in the Adelaide Parklands.
There will be no road closures associated with this event.
Men’s Stage 4. Murray Bridge to Port Elliot (Friday 19 January)
Start. 11.10am — Bridge Street, Murray Bridge
Finish. 2.48pm — The Strand, Port Elliot
Distance. 136.2 km
Stage 4 of the men’s will start on the east side of Murray Bridge before crossing the River Murray and head through the main street of the town. From there they will head south towards Langhorne Creek and Strathalbyn before heading further south to the Fleurieu Peninsula where they will pass through Goolwa and then onto the finish line at Port Elliot.
■ MURRAY BRIDGE
Road Closures (Hard)
Bridge Street (Northern Carriageway). 6.00am – 2.30pm
From: Swanport Road
To: Railway Terrace
Bridge Street (Southern Carriageway). 6.00am – 2.30pm
From: Swanport Road
To: East Terrace
■ PORT ELLIOT
Road Closures (Hard)
The Strand. 6.00am – 6.30pm
From: North Terrace
To: Freeman Lookout
Road Closures (Soft)
Hutton Street. 6.00am – 6.30pm. Businesses and Resident Access Only.
From: Merrilli Place
To: A point approximately 170m north
Barbara Street. 6.00am – 6.30pm. Businesses and Resident Access Only.
From: Rosetta Terrace
To: A point approximately 345m west
Merrilli Close. 6.00am – 6.30pm. Businesses and Resident Access Only
From: Barbara Street
To: Entirety
The Esplanade. 6.00am – 6.30pm | Businesses and Resident Access Only
From: Merrilli Place
To: Entirety
Road Closures (Soft with parking restrictions)
Freeling Street. 6.00am – 6.30pm. No Parking – Both Sides.
From: The Strand
To: Charteris Street
Charteris Street. 6.00am – 6.30pm. No Parking – Both Sides
From: Merrilli Place
To: Train Line
Mawson Street. 6.00am – 6.30pm. No Parking – Both Sides.
From: Train Line
To: Barbara Street
Mawson Street. 6.00am – 6.30pm. No Parking – Both Sides.
From: Barbara Street
To: Merrilli Place
Barbara Street. 6.00am – 6.30pm. No Parking – Both Sides.
From: The Strand
To: Rosetta Terrace
Merrilli Place. 6.00am – 6.30pm. No Parking – Both Sides.
From: The Strand
To: Knights Beach Walk
Charteris Street Vacant Block. 6.00am – 6.30pm.
No Parking – Entirety of Charteris Street.
Men’s Stage 5. Christies Beach to Willunga Hill (Saturday, 20 January)
Start. 11.10am — Esplanade, Christies Beach
Finish. 2.31pm — Brookman Road, Willunga Hill
Distance. 129.3 km
Stage 5 of the men’s will have riders start off at Christies Beach before making their way south towards Old Noarlunga, McLaren Vale, Willunga and then onto Aldinga Beach. Returning from the beach, the peloton will travel back through McLaren Vale before heading up Willunga Hill to the finish line
■ ADELAIDE
Road Closures (Hard)
Union Street. 7.00am – 12.00pm
From: Grenfell Street
To: A point approximately 60m north
■ CHRISTIES BEACH
Road closures (Hard)
Esplanade. 6.00am – 2.30pm
From: Grundy Terrace
To: Short Street
Beach Road. 6.00am – 2.30pm
From: Esplanade
To: Grundy Terrace
Road Closures (Soft)
Esplanade. 6.00am – 2.30pm
From: Short Street
To: Dale Avenue
■ HYDE PARK
Road Closures (Hard)
King William Road. 6.00am – 2.00pm
From: McGowan Avenue
To: Jasper Street
Bloomsbury Street. 6.00am – 2.00pm
From: King William Road
To: A point approximately 50m west of King William Road
Thomas Street. 6.00am – 2.00pm
From: King William Road
To: A point approximately 50m east of King William Road
Boffa Street. 6.00am – 2.00pm
From: King William Road
To: A point approximately 50m west of King William Road
Opey Avenue. 6.00am – 2.00pm
From: King William Road
To: A point approximately 50m east of King William Road
Park Street. 6.00am – 2.00pm
From: King William Road
To: A point approximately 50m east of King William Road
Mitchell Street. 6.00am – 2.00pm
From: King William Road
To: Walter Place
■ WILLUNGA HILL
Road Closures (Hard)
Old Willunga Hill Road. 6.00am – 6.30pm
From: St Matthews Street
To: Blackbilly Road
Brookman Road. 6.00am – 6.30pm
From: Old Willunga Hill Road
To: Range Road
Men’s Stage 6. Unley to Mount Lofty (Sunday 21 January)
Start. 11.10am — King William Road, Unley
Finish. 2.31pm — Mount Lofty Summit Road, Mount Lofty
Distance. 128.3 km
The final stage of the Tour Down Under will see riders leave from Unley, just south of the city centre, and climb to Windy Point at Belair before heading into the Adelaide Hills. An expanded loop through the region will take the peloton through towns including Mylor, Aldgate, Stirling, Uraidla, Crafers and Bridgewater. Finally, the riders will ascend Mount Lofty once before making their way around the peak and ascending a second time to reach the finish line.
■ BRIDGEWATER
Road Closures (Hard)
Bridgewater Interchange Ramp from Adelaide. 1.00pm – 4.00pm
From: South Eastern Freeway
To: Carey Gully Road
Bridgewater Interchange Ramp to Bridgewater. 1.00pm – 4.00pm
From: South Eastern Freeway
To: Carey Gully Road
■ CRAFERS
Road Closures (Hard)
Mount Lofty Summit Road. 6.00am – 6.30pm
From: Cleland Wildlife Conservation Park Access Road
To: Reynolds Drive
Waverley Ridge Road. 1.00pm – 4.00pm
From: Main Street
To: Crafers Interchange Ramp to Adelaide
Crafers Interchange Ramp from Adelaide. 1.00pm – 4.00pm
From: South Eastern Freeway
To: Mount Lofty Summit Road
Road Closures (Soft)
Mount Lofty Summit Road. 6.00am – 6.30pm
From: Cleland Wildlife Conservation Park Access Road
To: Greenhill Road
Mount Lofty Summit Road. 6.00am – 6.30pm
From: Reynolds Drive
To: Summer Hill Drive
■ HYDE PARK
Road Closures (Hard)
King William Road. 6.00am – 2.00pm
From: Arthur Street
To: McGowen Avenue
■ STIRLING
Road Closures (Hard)
Stirling Interchange Ramp from Adelaide. 1.00pm – 4.00pm
From: South Eastern Freeway
To: Mount Barker Road
Stirling Interchange Ramp to Stirling. 1.00pm – 4.00pm
From: South Eastern Freeway
To: Mount Barker Road
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