Following our piece yesterday on bus diversions during Saturday’s Ryde Illuminated Carnival, here follows details of road closures.
The following details taken from the council website tell us, North Walk will be closed between Esplanade to Canoe Lake Road from 4.30pm until approx 11.45pm.
The Esplanade will be closed from Dover Street to The Strand from 5.30pm until approx 11.45pm to enable Ryde Illuminated Carnival procession to form up/disband on Saturday 3 September 2011.
The procession is due to leave North Walk and The Esplanade at 8.30pm and travel via: Dover Street, Park Road, Star Street, High Street, St Thomas Square, Union Street, Esplanade (South carriageway to Dover Street Roundabout) where the carnival is due to arrive at approx 9.45pm.
Union Street will be closed from 7.45pm and will remain closed in the interests of road pedestrian safety until approx 11.30pm.
All of the other roads on the route should be re-opened by approx 11.45pm.
DIVERSIONS FOR LOCAL TRAFFIC WILL BE SIGNPOSTED AS THE PROCESSION PROCEEDS.
THROUGH TRAFFIC WILL BE DIVERTED VIA; Pellhurst Road, Argyll Street, Green Street, St Johns Road, St Johns Hill & Alexandra Road.
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