Road closures for Elite cycle race
Wed 9th July 2014
Much of Beverley town centre will be closed to motorists from as early as 6am on Friday 18 July.
Part of Saturday Market, between The Grapes Public House and Sow Hill, will be closed to all traffic, from 6am-11pm, with the exception of delivery vehicle drivers who will be allowed access until 5pm. The remainder of Saturday Market, including the area between Burtons and The Grapes Public House, will be closed to all traffic, from 4pm-11pm, with the exception of taxi, disabled and delivery vehicle drivers who will be allowed access until 5pm.
Motorists are asked to use alternative car parks, such as George Street, Grayburn Lane, School Lane and Trinity Lane. This will also apply to disabled drivers who would otherwise park in Cross Street, Saturday Market and Sow Hill.
Wednesday Market will be closed from 4pm-11pm.
Sow Hill Road will be closed from 5pm-11pm.
Butcher Row, Cross Street, Lord Roberts Road, Old Waste, Railway Street, between New Walkergate and Lord Roberts Road, Toll Gavel and Walkergate (Old) will all be closed from 5pm-11pm.
Signed diversions, taking traffic around the town centre, will be in place from 5pm-11pm.
Car parks in Lord Roberts Road and Spencer Street will be closed from 5pm-11pm.
A temporary taxi rank, to replace those suspended in Ladygate, Saturday Market and Sow Hill, will be provided in the bus station in Sow Hill Road, from 5pm-11pm. The bus station will be closed to buses from 5pm-11pm.
Residents living on or next to the race route should be aware that vehicular access to their properties will be restricted from 5pm-11pm.
There will also be no on-street parking on any roads which are closed, including those covered by the controlled parking zone, namely Lord Roberts Road and Walkergate (Old).
