Motorists are being advised of traffic changes in Bridgetown on Friday, February 20, for the official opening of Parliament at the Parliament Buildings.
A parade will be held for the ceremony and several traffic measures will be in effect from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
There will be no parking along Marhill Street, Rickett Street, High Street, Palmetto Street and Palmetto Square to its junction with Roebuck Street during that period.
Road closures will be in place from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. along Upper Broad Street, Trafalgar Street, Wharf Road, Marhill Street, Palmetto Street and Rickett Street.
Motorists can also expect traffic delays along Coleridge Street, Magazine Lane, Broad Street, Bridge Street, Roebuck Street and Tudor Street.
From 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., traffic travelling along Lower Broad Street must turn left at the junction with Prince William Henry Street. Vehicles along St Michael’s Row will turn left onto Bridge Street towards Fairchild Street, while traffic travelling along Bay Street onto Lower Fairchild Street before the traffic lights will continue onto Upper Fairchild Street towards John Beckles Drive.
Police warned that anyone who contravenes the rules or fails to comply with instructions given by an officer in uniform is liable on summary conviction to a fine of $500 or imprisonment for three months.
The restrictions will not apply to vehicles transporting invited guests to the ceremony or to emergency vehicles, including those operated by the Barbados Police Service, Barbados Defence Force and Barbados Fire Service.
Officers will be deployed throughout the day to manage traffic. Police thanked the public for their cooperation and apologised for any inconvenience caused.
