Road closure and traffic restriction around Newark and Sherwood for Nottingham Outlaw Triathlon road circuit

There will be travel disruption this weekend as a number of roads across the district will close for a triathlon event.

The Nottingham Outlaw Triathlon will start with a 2.4 mile swim at the National Water Sports Centre’s Regatta Lake, before a 112 miles cycle route takes athletes through the country roads and rural areas of Newark and Sherwood, before finishing up with a 26.2 miles run back at the Regatta Lake.

Although the race is due to start with the swim at sun rise, the timing of the road closures will be staggered throughout the day to accommodate the road cycling section of the triathlon.

The race will pass through Radcliffe and Newton before heading towards Car Colston via the A6097 & Fosse Way (old A46). From Car Colston the cyclists will head through Hawksworth, Shelton, Elston, East Stoke, Hawton, Cotham, Kilvington, Alverton, Orston & Scarrington.

They will then pass through Lowdham, Oxton and Southwell onto the A617 via Corkhill Lane, progressing to the A614 via Farnsfield before rejoining the A6097 to returning to Car Colston to complete another loop around to Scarrington and heading back to the National Water Sports Centre for the run.

A number of road closures and traffic prohibitions will be in effect:

In Southwell from 7am to 2pm, the Market Place from Church Street to Queen Street will be closed to traffic, with one way systems in place at the Market Place from Westgate Church Street and on Church Street from the Market Place to Easthorpe.

Further roads closed to traffic are Moor Lane in Epperstone, East Bridgford Road in Newton and Kirk Hill in East Bridgford from 6am to 3.30pm and on Trentside North in west Bridgford from 5am to 9.30pm.

One way restrictions will be in place on Nottingham Road in Radcliffe from 4am to 4.30pm; Top Street in Elston, Hawton Lane in Hawton, Hawksworth Road in Scarrington and Adbolton Lane in Holme Pierrepont from 6.30am to 5.30pm; and on Ton Lane in Lowdham from 6.45am to 3.30pm

There will also be no waiting on Westgate in Southwell from 6pm on Saturday to 2pm on Sunday; Adbolton Lane in Holme Pierrepont from 8am on Saturday to 5.30pm on Sunday; and on Shelford Road and The Green in Radcliffe from 6am to 5.30pm on Sunday.

All temporary traffic restrictions should be lifted by 5.30pm on Sunday evening.