Commuters are facing almost a week of disruption as parts of the city centre are once again transformed into an outdoor Athletics arena.

Some of the world’s biggest names, including ace American sprinter Trayvon Bromell, will be in town for this year’s Great City Games.

It sees a track installed on Deansgate and Albert Square become a hub for field events.

Previously held on the Saturday before the annual Greater Manchester Run, the event is this year taking place on a Friday night for the first time.

Organisers hope more people will catch the action up close due to the change, but it will also cause more disruption for those living and working in town.

Deansgate is now closed in both directions between Quay Street and the junction of John Dalton Street and Bridge Street whilst the track is laid. Friday’s showpiece event takes place between 5pm and 7.30pm.

Other changes are being made to road markings, with one-way systems temporarily revoked on many of the streets branching off Deansgate such as Lloyd Street, Bootle Street, and Hardman Street.

The stretch is a busy route, especially for buses and taxis, and commuters and travellers are being warned to factor in more time for their journeys on those days.

The closures will be lifted at 12noon on the Saturday, May 21, however just hours later a raft of other streets, including Deansgate, will be closed off for the Great Manchester Run.

The route of the event, Europe’s biggest 10k, begins on Portland Street and takes runners past iconic locations such United’s Old Trafford ground, the Imperial War Museum and The Lowry, before finishing back outside the Hilton Hotel on Deansgate.

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Portland Street and Deansgate will close from 5am on the Sunday with most other closures in place from 9am.

It expected to be an extremely busy day with thousands of people set to flood into the city centre for the event, with England also facing Turkey at the Etihad Stadium, kicking off at 5.15pm.

Portland Street will re-open at 3.30pm with Deansgate closed until 6.30pm that night.

All roads will be re-opened and back to normal in time for the Monday morning rush hour on May 23.

These closures are on top of a separate closure on Oxford Road, to allow refurbishment work to take place at Manchester University. Work there will divert 21 bus routes.

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Full list of closures

Great City Games

Deansgate - prohibition of traffic between Quay Street and John Dalton Street



Lloyd Street - revocation of one way system between Deansgate and Southmill Street



Jackson Row - revocation of one way system between Deansgate and Southmill Street



Bootle Street - prohibition of traffic between Deansgate and Jerusalem Place



Atkinson Street - revocation of one way system between Deansgate and Byrom Street



Hardman Street - revocation of one way system between Deansgate and Jodrell Street



Wood Street - revocation of one way system between Deansgate and Dolefield



Junction of John Dalton Street and Deansgate - revocation of no right turn

Great Manchester Run

Portland Street between Oxford Street and Princess Street

Dickinson Street to the South-East of Portland Street

Deansgate between Whitworth Street West and Peter Street

St John Street from Deansgate to Byrom Street

Sunday 22 May, from 9am

Princess Street between Albert Square and Portland Street

Portland Street from Princess Street to York Street

Chepstow Street

Great Bridgewater Street

Bridgewater Viaduct

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Chester Road between Bridgewater Viaduct and Cornbrook

Bridgewater Way

Chester Road between White City Circle and Sir Matt Busby Way

Sir Matt Busby Way

Wharfside Way

Warren Bruce Road

Trafford Wharf Road between Warren Bruce Road and Trafford Road

Waterside

Sir Alex Ferguson Way

Trafford Road from White City Circle to Colgate Lane

Peter Street

Southmill Street

Bootle Street

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Jackson’s Row

Lloyd Street

Central Street

Byrom Street between Quay Street and Hardman Street

Hardman Street; Atkinson Street

Deansgate between Peter Street and John Dalton Street

Oxford Street between Peter Street and Whitworth Street West

Abingdon Street

Minshull Street from Portland Street to Aytoun

Bloom Street from Chorlton Street to Princess Street

Major Street from Sackville Street to Princess Street

City Road East

Great Jackson Street

Please note – While Portland Street is closed, access to Chorlton Street Coach Station will be via Sackville Street.

Sunday 22 May, from 10.30am

Bridgewater Viaduct

Whitworth Street West from Deansgate to Gloucester Street

Albion Street

Medlock Street

Residents living directly on, or with secured parking off, any of the above roads who will need to use their car on the morning of Sunday 22 May 2016 should use alternative parking away from those roads affected by the road closures.

The following roads will re-open from 2.30pm

Albion Street

Medlock Street

City Road East

Great Jackson Street

Whitworth Street West from Albion Street to Gloucester Street

The following roads will re-open from 3:30pm

Portland Street

Chepstow Street

Great Bridgewater Street

Princess Street

Oxford Street

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All other roads in use for the course will re-open from 5pm as soon as the course has been cleansed, with the exception of those roads listed below at the finish area.

The following finish area streets will re-open from 6.30pm

Deansgate from Whitworth Street West to Peter Street

The following street will re-open from 8pm

St. John Street

The following street will re-open from 10pm