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Liverpool City Council
HUGE crowds are expected in the
City Centre on the Bank Holiday Monday. Road closures
will be in place around the waterfront from 9am to 4pm.
People planning to attend the event are urged to plan
their journeys and give themselves plenty of time.
Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson, said:- "Without a
doubt it's going to be exceptionally busy on both sides
of the river and our transport network will be put under
a great deal of pressure and we want visitors to plan
their journeys as much as possible. For more than a year
we’ve been working with transport partners and
Merseyside Police to make sure the City rises to the
challenge for what could be one of the busiest weekend’s
the region has experienced. I have no doubt that
Liverpool will shine under the international spotlight
and this will be an unforgettable moment in the City’s
history for all the right reasons."
Wirral Council
BIG crowds are expected on the
Wirral side of the Mersey on Monday, 25 May 2015. In
order to manage the increased numbers of vehicles
expected that day, Wirral Council will be operating a
free ‘park and ride’ facility for up to 6,000 vehicles
on New Brighton Dips, accessed from the Harrison Drive
end of the resort. Shuttle buses will take people to
viewing points at New Brighton resort centre and
Seacombe. Signs will guide vehicles onto the Dips from
Junction 1 of the M53 and motorists heading to the event
are advised to follow these signs. Parking restrictions
and traffic management arrangements will be in place
along the busy A554 route and those residential roads
leading down to the river.
Mark Camborne, Wirral Council’s Head of Corporate and
Community Safety:- "Wirral has a proven track
record in planning for and managing large volumes of
visitors for a variety of events. The views on offer
from Wirral are bound to attract people from far and
wide and we look forward to welcoming them. It will be
busy and visitors will need to be patient, but if they
heed the travel messages and make their journey using
the most appropriate form of transport for them, it will
be a spectacle to remember for all the right reasons."
Sefton Council
► Anyone planning to travel to the area
is asked to walk, cycle or use public transport. Parking
will be significantly restricted.
► On 25 May 2015, there will be no public car parking
available along the Crosby seafront as the car park at Burbo Bank will be used for Blue badge holders only.
Parking on nearby streets will also be restricted
(except for emergency vehicles).
► On the day there will be an incoming tide and visitors
to the beach are asked to stay within 50 metres from the
promenade and watch for any tidal movement. Visitors to
the coast are recommended not to go past Crosby
Coastguard Station in a northerly direction.
Alan Lunt, Sefton Council’s Director of Built
Environment:- "Safety is paramount on the Sefton
coastline as this unique event takes place. If you do
watch this spectacle from the Sefton coastline, stay
safe, don’t get caught by incoming tides, remember to
give yourself plenty of time for your journey and please
leave the beach as you find it either by taking your
rubbish home with you or using the bins provided."
Highways England
HIGHWAYS England will be deploying
more signing and extra resources, including recovery
vehicles and traffic officers, to keep traffic moving on
the M53, M56 and other routes during the event weekend.
Highways England emergency planning manager John Hope
said:- "We’ve been working hard to plan for this
event and warn people that motorway routes around
Merseyside are likely to be exceptionally busy even for
a bank holiday weekend. We’ll be monitoring traffic
conditions carefully from our regional control centre at
Newton-le-Willows and have drafted in extra traffic
officers and recovery services to help keep people on
the move in the event of incidents or breakdowns.
However, drivers also have a role to play in planning
journeys, checking for incidents and congestion before
setting out, making sure they are prepared in case of
queues and heeding any information we issue through the
travel media or on our electronic signs."
British Transport
Police (BTP)
BRITISH Transport Police has
increased its deployment of officers to cover the event,
offering reassurance to the travelling public and
station and rail staff. Superintendent Eddie Wylie, who
is coordinating the BTP activity at the event, said:-
"Our primary concern is that visitors enjoy the event
and travel in safety. This promises to be a magnificent
event and we want everyone to enjoy it. The rail network
and stations will be very busy so passengers should make
sure they keep an eye on their belongings and know to
expect busy services and queues."
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