Temporary road closures and traffic diversions will affect central Georgetown, Kingston and sections of the East Coast Demerara corridor tomorrow and Friday during the state visit of King Charles III, police have announced.
Restrictions will be introduced around State House, the War Memorial, Promenade Gardens, the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, Umana Yana, King’s Hotel, Stabroek Market and the Kingston Seawall.
Police stressed that the published times indicate when traffic ranks will begin deployments. Closures and diversions will be imposed as operationally necessary and lifted when it is safe to do so.
Tomorrow, October 29, deployments around State House begin at 4 pm, with restrictions along Main Street and surrounding roads.
Northbound entry will be restricted at Main and Church streets, Main and Quamina streets, Main and Hope streets, and Carmichael Street at its junctions with Middle and Quamina streets. Southbound entry will be restricted at Lamaha and Main streets and Cowan and High streets.
Eastbound and westbound restrictions will also affect approaches along Middle, New Market and Lamaha streets. The advisory identifies Independence Ground for parking.
On Friday, October 30th, deployments around the War Memorial begin at 10 am. Restrictions will affect High and Young streets, Barrack and Duke streets, Camp and Young streets, Parade and Barrack streets, and Battery Road and High Street.
Rabbit Walk between Young Street and Seawall Road will be closed to entry. Westbound entry from the Kitty Roundabout onto Seawall Road and northbound entry at Camp Street and Carifesta Avenue will also be restricted.
Deployments around Promenade Gardens begin at 11 am. Restrictions will affect Middle Street at Camp and Main streets; Quamina Street at Waterloo, Carmichael and Camp streets; and Lamaha Street at Carmichael and Waterloo streets.
At 11.30 am, traffic arrangements will begin around the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, affecting the Railway Embankment and Rupert Craig Highway.
There will be no westbound entry on the embankment at the University of Guyana and Giftland access roads, and no eastbound entry at Conversation Tree. Southbound entry will be restricted at Rupert Craig Highway’s junctions with Pump Road, Bel Air Access Road and MovieTowne Access Road.
Around Umana Yana, deployments begin at noon. Restrictions will affect approaches along High Street, Battery Road, Seawall Road, Duke Street, Parade Street and Young Street.
Motorists leaving the Guyana Marriott Hotel must proceed south along Water Street, while those leaving the Pegasus Hotel must travel west along Battery Road.
Deployments around King’s Hotel begin at 1.30 pm, with restrictions at Quamina and Camp streets, Church and Waterloo streets, Middle and Waterloo streets, and Carmichael and Quamina streets.
Police will also manage traffic around Stabroek Market, although no commencement time was specified. Temporary restrictions may affect Water, Croal, Longden, Cornhill, Hadfield and High streets, Brickdam, and several intersections along the Avenue of the Republic to facilitate the convoy.
At the Kingston Seawall, deployments begin at 2 pm, with restrictions on westbound entry at Camp Street and Seawall Road, eastbound entry at High Street and Battery Road, and northbound entry at Rabbit Walk and Battery Road.
Police urged motorists to use alternative routes, allow additional travelling time and comply with officers’ directions. Road users were also asked not to park or leave vehicles unattended along restricted roads.
The advisory said surrounding streets would remain available to maintain traffic flow, subject to the temporary controls. Traffic arrangements will also accommodate activity associated with the Global Biodiversity Alliance Conference.
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