The Police are recommending of the following traffic modifications in preparation and hosting of the yearly Fireworks on the Waterfront, Downtown, Kingston which will be hosted by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) on Sunday, December 31.
At 4:00 pm on Sunday, December 31, the following crossways consisting of Port Royal Street will be closed:
Church Street
King Street
Orange Street
Princess Street
West Street
Pechon Street
Ocean Boulevard
2 Way Traffic will nevertheless be allowed as follows to assist in entryway and exit to and from parking lot just, from the:
The crossway of Church Street and Port Royal Street to JCC Multi-Storey Car Park
The crossway of Orange Street and Port Royal Street to Orange Street Multi-Storey Car
Park
The crossway of Princess Street and Port Royal Street to Digicel Car Park
The crossway of West Street and Port Royal Street to West Street Car Park
The UDC authorities in a release specified that they will be enacting a Park and Ride system where transport will be supplied to and
from the location. The Parking and shuttle bus places are Heroes Circle transferred to the Bank of Nova Scotia.
Individuals are being encouraged to follow the stated directions and park in the recognized locations as lorries discovered outside these locations producing blockage might be hauled.
Clients are likewise being encouraged that
No big knapsacks will be enabled within the location. All individuals leaving and getting in the location will undergo an in-depth search.
Some locations will have rigorous gain access to control and as such no guns will be enabled into the location. It is a crime to leave one’s gun in an irresponsible way that may/result in it being taken, a release from the UDC mentioned.
Unique advisory for the Palisadoes primary roadway
Throughout the staging of the yearly Fireworks on the Waterfront, numerous individuals normally assemble along the Palisadoes primary roadway to see the fireworks.
This frequently results in traffic jam and disturbance to the traffic circulation along that passage. To alleviate versus this danger, the authorities will carry out the following procedures:
No Parking will be permitted along the ideal side of the Norman Manley Highway causing the airport (from the Harbour View Roundabout to the Airport R/About) in between the hours of 5:00 pm and 12:00 midnight.
2. Managed parking will be at designated areas on the left side ONLY. There will be no
parking in the area of where the cable televisions lie.
3. No Vending will be enabled along the strip.
There will be rigorous enforcement of the Road Traffic Act.
Vehicle drivers are being asked to adhere to the directions of the Police.