Run For a Reason participants waving as they run through the intersection

Road closures - Sunday 24 May

A full list of road closures for event day is available below.

HBF Run for a Reason will take over Perth on Sunday 24 May. To ensure the safety of participants, volunteers and spectators, a number of roads will be temporarily closed throughout the day.  

A comprehensive list of road closures is provided below. You can also explore closures in more detail using the interactive map, including specific closure times. Use the menu on the left-hand side to view closures by time of day, then click on any road to see street-specific information. 

Got a question before the event? Get in touch at enquiry@hbfrun.com.au or call us on 08 6333 0330.

View the course maps here:

CommBank 3km

Specsavers 12km

Brooks Half Marathon

Participants and volunteers get free public transport on event day until 3pm

HBF Run for a Reason competitor smiling

Road Closures

William Street will be closed from 11pm on Saturday 23 May. Additional road closures across the CBD and along the three event routes will commence from 4am on event day.

Parking restrictions will be in place along the course, and towing may be enforced in designated areas. All roads within the CBD and along the three routes are expected to reopen by 1pm on Sunday 24 May. 

Sections of St Georges Terrace / Adelaide Terrace (westbound), Riverside Drive, and Wellington Street will remain open to traffic on event day, with detours in place. The quickest route out of the CBD will be via Wellington Street (northbound).  

Motorists travelling south on the freeway will need to detour via Graham Farmer Freeway (eastbound) to Great Eastern Highway. If continuing south, travel via Canning Highway and rejoin the Kwinana Freeway at Canning Bridge

We recommend planning your journey in advance using the road closure map below. 

There will be some noise associated with the construction of the start line and installation of event infrastructure, commencing from 11pm on Saturday 23 May on William Street and at the corners of Murray Street and Hay Street. 

All event approvals are in place with the City of Perth, WA Police, and Main Roads WA. 

Road closures map

To learn more about which roads are closed and at what times, please view the interactive road closure map below.

Road closures list

Road name Times closed
Causeway - EAST BOUND From: 4am Until: 12pm
Plain St / Adelaide Tce - EAST ON ADELAIDE, VIC AVE TO CAUSEWAY From: 4am Until: 12pm
Plain St / Hay St - EAST ON HAY, PLAIN TO TRINITY / SOUTH ON PLAIN, HAY TO ADELAIDE From: 4am Until: 12pm
Plain St / Wellington St - SOUTH ON PLAIN, WELLINGTON TO ADELAIDE From: 4am Until: 12pm
Adelaide Tce / Bennett St - NORTH ON BENNETT, ADELAIDE TO HAY  From: 4am Until: 12pm
Hay St / Bennett St - SOUTH ON BENNETT, HAY TO ADELAIDE From: 4am Until: 12pm
Adelaide Tce / Burt Way - NO RIGHT TURN INTO ADELAIDE From: 4am Until: 12pm
Hay St / Hill St - HILL CLOSED, ADELAIDE TO HAY From: 4am Until: 12pm
Adelaide Tce / Victoria Ave - NORTH ON VIC AVE, ADELAIDE TO HAY From: 4am Until: 12pm

Hay St / Irwin St - IRWIN CLOSED, ST GEORGES TO HAY 

Hay St / Pier St - PIER CLOSED, ST GEORGES TO HAY

From: 4am Until: 12pm

Murray St / Barrack St / Hay St - SOUTH ON BARRACK, HAY TO ST GEORGES, 4AM TO 12PM

NORTH ON BARRACK AT ST GEORGES: 8.30AM TO 12PM

From: 4am Until: 12pm

St Georges Tce / Barrack St - WEST ON ST GEORGES, BARRACK TO KING: 4AM TO 8.30AM

EAST ON ST GEORGES, BARRACK TO ADELAIDE

NORTH ON BARRACK, ST GEORGES TO HAY: 8.30AM TO 12PM

ESPLANADE AND GEOFFREY BOLTON CLOSED AT BARRACK: 4AM TO 8.30AM

From: 4am Until: 12pm
Riverside Dr - EAST ON RIVERSIDE, AT PLAIN From: 4am Until: 12pm
Orrong Rd / Great Eastern Hwy - WEST TO FARMER FWAY From: 4am Until: 11.30am
Victoria Park Dr - FARMER TO ROGER MACKAY (BOW RIVER CR, STADIUM STAFF ACCESS PERMITTED) From: 4am Until: 11am
Resort Dr / Great Eastern Hwy - RESORT CLOSED, GT EASTERN TO GLENN PLACE From: 4am Until: 11am

 Roger MacKay Drive - CLOSED, VIC PARK DVE TO CAMFIELD 

Camfield Drive - CLOSED, ROGER MACKAY TO RESORT

East Pde / Graham Farmer Fwy - WEST ON FARMER AT EAST PDE

From: 4am Until: 11am

Nelson Cr / Hale St - NELSON CLOSED, PLAIN TO ARDEN

HALE, AT NELSON: 4AM TO 1PM

From: Sat 9pm Until: Sun 1pm

Hay St / Braithwaite St - BRAITHWAITE CLOSED, NELSON TO HAY

HAY CLOSED, HALE TO TRINITY, AND ADELAIDE TO TRINITY: 4AM TO 1PM

From: Sat 9pm Until: Sun 1pm
Arden St / Nile St - NILE CLOSED, FROM ARDEN TO HALE From: Sat 9pm Until: Sun 1pm
Mitchell Fwy Southbound Closure - AT VINCENT From: 4am Until: 10am
Charles St On Ramp Closure - MITCHELL FWY SOUTH From: 4am Until: 10am
Market St On Ramp Closure - MITCHELL FWY SOUTH From: 4am Until: 10am
Murray / Elder St On Ramp Closure - MITCHELL FWY SOUTH From: 4am Until: 10am
Off Ramp To William St - FROM MITCHELL FWY From: 4am Until: 10am
Busport Lane Closure - FROM MITCHELL FWY From: 4am Until: 10am

Murray / King St - MURRAY CLOSED, KING TO WILLIAM

Hay St / King St - HAY CLOSED, KING TO WILLIAM

From: Sat 11pm Until: Sun 1pm

William St / Wellington St - WILLIAM CLOSED, WELLINGTON TO ST GEORGES

WILLIAM CLOSED, WELLINGTON TO BIRDIYA: 4AM TO 9AM

From: Sat 11pm Until: Sun 1pm
Mounts Bay Rd / Mill St - EAST ON MOUNTS BAY FROM MILL From: 4am Until: 9am
St Georges Tce / Milligan St - EAST ON ST GEORGES FROM MILLIGAN TO VICTORIA From: 4am Until: 11am
Milligan St / Murray St - EAST ON MURRAY FROM MILLIGAN From: 4am Until: 9am
William St Bus Port - ACCESS TO BUSPORT From: 6:30am Until: 9am
Mounts Bay Rd - MOUNTS BAY CLOSED, HAMPDEN TO POINT LEWIS From: 5.30am Until: 9am
Old Swan Brewery Carpark - NO ACCESS TO CARPARK From: 6am Until: 9am

Mounts Bay Rd / Winthrop Ave - NO ACCESS TO MOUNTS BAY EAST

Mounts Bay Rd / Kings Park Ave - KINGS PARK CLOSED AT MOUNTS BAY

Mounts Bay Rd / Crawley Ave - CRAWLEY CLOSED AT MOUNTS BAY

From: 6am Until: 9am
Hackett Dr - HACKETT CLOSED, MOUNTS BAY TO AUSTRALIA II DVE From: 6am Until: 9am

Tow away zones list

To ensure the safety of participants, tow away zones will be located on both the HBF Run for a Reason courses and on the bus transfer route. Any vehicles parked in the tow away zones during the advertised times will be moved to a secure Mains Roads WA facility.

The zones will be distinguished with NO PARKING signs during the designated closure times.

Sunday, 24 May 2026 TOW AWAY ZONES

St Georges Terrace both directions FROM: Mill St TO: Barrack St  FROM: 4am UNTIL: 12pm
St Georges Terrace eastbound onlyFROM: Barrack St TO: Victoria AveFROM: 4am UNTIL: 12pm
Adelaide Terrace eastbound onlyFROM: Victoria Ave TO: Hay StFROM: 4am UNTIL: 12pm
Hay St both directionsFROM: Adelaide Tce TO: Braithwaite StFROM: 4am UNTIL: 12pm
Wellington St both carriageways 
FROM: Plain St TO: Hill StFROM: 6am UNTIL: 1pm
Wellington St westbound
FROM: Pier St TO: Barrack StFROM: 6am UNTIL: 1pm
Hackett Dr both carriageways
FROM: Mounts Bay Road TO: Roundabout entry to UWA carpark 4/6FROM: 6am UNTIL: 10am
William St both carriageways
FROM: Wellington St TO: St Georges TceFROM: 11pm (Sat 23/5) UNTIL: 12.30pm (Sun 24/5)
William St both carriageways
FROM: Birdiya Dve TO: St Georges TceFROM: 4am UNTIL: 9am
Hay St westbound FROM: William St TO: King StFROM: 11pm (Sat 23/5) UNTIL: 12.30pm (Sun 24/5)
Murray St both carriageways
FROM: William St TO: King StFROM: 11pm (Sat 23/5) UNTIL: 12.30pm (Sun 24/5)
Murray St both carriagewaysFROM: Milligan St TO: King StFROM: 4am UNTIL: 12.30pm
Queen St
Southbound – south of Wilson Carpark entrance
FROM: 11pm (Sat 23/5) UNTIL: 12.30pm (Sun 24/5)
Nile St/Sailani Ave/Nelson Cr both carriageways
FROM: Arden St TO: Plain StFROM: 4am UNTIL: 1pm
Braithwaite St both carriagewaysFROM: Nelson Cr TO: Hay StFROM: 4am UNTIL: 1pm

HBF Run for a Reason Partners

HBF would like to thank all of our partners for their support


HBF Run for a Reason is held on Whadjuk Boodjar (Country) with a course along the Derbal Yerrigan (Swan River). We acknowledge and pay our respects to all Whadjuk Noongar people, the Traditional Custodians of the land in which our event is held. We respect and honour their traditions, stories, culture, and their invaluable contributions to the life of this city and this region. We pay our respects to all Elders past and present.

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