The 2012 Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge takes place this weekend on Sunday 18 November 2012 and will see various roads in Johannesburg closed as a result.

The City of Johannesburg, Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department, Johannesburg Roads Agency and the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport will implement total road closure on the affected routes to ensure the safety of both the cyclists and residents.

Motorists are urged to use alternative routes to destinations as no vehicles will be allowed on any of the roads affected by the race. Here is a list of arrears and the roads you need to steer clear of from Saturday at 12pm to the day of the race.

94.7 Cycle Challenge road closures

Sunninghill / Kyalami

R 55 (Maxwell Drive to Maxwell Drive Ext)Woodmead South Bound (Drive Maxwell Drive to the onramp of the M1 South)

Sandton

M1 South (Buccleuch Interchange to the M2/M1 Split)

Crossing at the following bridges and under carriages is encouraged: Marlboro Drive, Grayston Drive, Corlett Drive, Athol Oaklands Road, Glenhove Avenue, 11th Avenue, Riviera Road, Oxford Road, Smit Street.

Johannesburg

Joe Slovo Road (M1 South/Joe Slovo offramp to M2 East/Joe Slovo offramp)M2 East (M2 East/Village Rd offramp to Joe Slovo offramp)Eloff Street (Faraday onramp to Main Road)Main Rd (Gandhi Square, Eloff Street to Rissik Street)Rissik Street (Main Road to Rissik Street offramp)Carr Street (Miriam Makeba Road to Ntemi Piliso Road)

Crossing at the following bridges and under carriages is encouraged: Louis Botha Avenue, Banarto Street, Alexandra Street, Joel Road, Saratoga Avenue, Market Street, Commissioner Street, Fox Street, Main Street, Anderson Street,

Marshall Street, Albert Street, Durban Street, Miekie Street, Mooi Street, Loveday Street, Rosettenville Road, Simmonds Street, Booysens Road, Usher Street, Ntemi Piliso Road.

Parktown North

Bertha Road (Nelson Mandela Bridge to Empire Road)

Randburg

Jan Smuts Avenue (Empire Road to Bram Fischer Drive)Bram Fischer Drive (Jan Smuts Avenue to Homestead Avenue)Homestead Avenue (Bram Fischer Drive to Cumberland Street)Cumberland Street (Homestead Avenue to Moray Drive)Moray Drive (Cumberland Street to Grosvenor Road)Grosvenor Road (Moray Drive to Douglas Road)

Douglasdale

Douglas Road Grosvenor Road to Witkoppen RoadWitkoppen Road (Douglas Road to Northumberland Street)

North Riding

Malibongwe Drive (Witkoppen Road to R512)R 512 (Malibongwe Drive to Lanseria onramp to the N14 Highway)

Northbound lane will be contraflow for motorists and Beyers Naude Drive can be used as an alternative route from West Road or Cedar Road from Fourways.

Kya Sands

N14 Highway (Lanseria onramp to R511 offramp)

Nooitgedacht Road can be used as an alternative.

Diepsloot

R 511 (Diepsloot offramp to Summit Road)Summit Road (R511 to the R55)R 55 (Summit Road to Maxwell Drive)

Only the northbound carriageway will be open for traffic.

All affected roads should be re-opened by 16:30 on the day of the race.