The motoring public is reminded that the annual MarketPlace Christmas Parade will take place in the City of Hamilton on Sunday 26th November 2017, commencing at 5pm from the corner of Par-La-Ville Road and Church Street.
Church Street will remain open to eastbound traffic between Par-La-Ville Road and Parliament Street to facilitate access to the MarketPlace until the parade commences.
The Parade Route
The route will be as follows: Exit Par-La-Ville car park and left onto Church Street; south on Par-La-Ville Road; east along Front Street, north on Court Street, west on Church Street as far as the junction with Par-La-Ville Road, where the floats will disperse.
Accordingly, the following traffic diversions and parking restrictions will be in effect.
The full traffic notice can be found online at: http://www.cityofhamilton.bm/Traffic_Notice_2017___Market_Place_Christmas_Parade.pdf
No Parking from 6am
Parking will be prohibited in No. 5 car park (except for the disabled and senior citizens), and No.1 car park and along the above route from 12 noon.
No Parking from 12 noon
Parking will also be prohibited from 12 noon at the following locations:
Par-La-Ville car park
Front Street between Bermudiana Road and King Street
Par-La-Ville Road between Front Street and Serpentine Road
Wesley Street between Church Street and Victoria Street
Victoria Street between Dismont Drive and Wesley Street
No Parking from 3pm
Reid Street
Queen Street
No Parking from 4:30pm
Church Street between Burnaby Street and Parliament Street
Sections of Roads Closed
From 3pm for parade assembly, until the parade has passed by:
Par-La-Ville Road between Church Street and Front Street
Par-La-Ville Road between Church Street and Serpentine Road
Wesley Street between Church Street and Victoria Street
From 4pm until parade has passed by:
Front Street between Bermudiana Road and King Street
Reid Street between Queen Street and King Street
Queen Street between Front Street and Church Street
Burnaby Street between Front Street and Victoria Street
Parliament Street between Front Street and Church Street
Court Street between Front Street and Victoria Street
King Street between Front Street and Reid Street
Church Street between Par-La-Ville Road and King Street
Gorham Road between Bermudiana Road and Woodbourne Avenue
In addition, traffic will be permitted to travel south and north on King Street, between Reid Street and Victoria Street, after 4pm until the parade is over.
There will be no access to King Street between Front Street and Reid Street, as that section of road will be closed until the parade passes by.
Persons parking their vehicles on Reid Street before 4pm will be permitted to move their cars once the parade has turned onto Court Street, but will be diverted south on Queen Street to Front Street.
No access from Queen Street to Church Street will be permitted until after all the floats have left the area.
Vehicles wishing to drive through the City are advised to travel up Spurling Hill rather than along Front Street after 4pm.
Motorists entering the City from the direction of Pitts Bay Road will be diverted up Woodbourne Avenue. |