Travel advice issued for Principality Stadium concert event this weekend

Stereophonics and Tom Jones will likely be acting at Principality Stadium on Friday June seventeenth and Saturday June 18th and to facilitate these occasions, a full metropolis centre highway closure will likely be in place on well being and security grounds to make sure folks can safely enter and depart the stadium after the live shows.

On June 17^th, there will likely be a full metropolis centre highway closure from 2.30pm till 12.30am. On Saturday June 18^th, the highway closure will likely be put in place barely earlier, from 12 midday till 12.30am.

These attending these live shows are strongly suggested to journey into town early, depart giant luggage at dwelling and take note of the prohibited objects listed at principalitystadium.wales earlier than they journey into town.

Highway closures

From 7am, entry to Scott Highway and Park Road will likely be managed to make sure automobiles don’t park within the highway closure space.

The next roads will likely be closed as a part of the complete metropolis centre highway closure:

• Kingsway from its junction with North Highway to its junction with Duke Road.
• Cowbridge Highway East from its junction with Cathedral Highway to its junction with Westgate Road.
• Tudor Road from its junction with Clare Highway to its junction with Wooden Road (entry for residents and merchants will likely be permitted through Fitzhammon Embankment.)
• Plantagenet Road and Beauchamp Road from their junctions with Despenser Place to their junctions with Tudor Road (entry for residents and merchants will likely be permitted.)
• The next roads will likely be closed of their entirety: Duke Road, Citadel St, Excessive Road, St Mary Road, Caroline Road, Wooden Road, Central Sq., Westgate Road, Quay Road, Guildhall Place, Golate, Park Road, Havelock Road and Scott Highway.
• Station Terrace and Guildford Road from the junction with Newport Highway to the junction with Churchill Approach will likely be entry for buses solely through the instances of the highway closures. That is to make sure that there’s dependable entry for buses to the satellite tv for pc factors in Churchill Approach.

Additions:
Civic Centre: Entry to a part of the Civic Centre will likely be managed all through the day, with entry allowed just for occasion parking, restricted commuter parking, loading and entry to non-public automotive parks.

Roads affected embrace King Edward VII Avenue, Museum Avenue, Metropolis Corridor Highway, Faculty Highway and Gorsedd Gardens Highway.

Penarth Highway (again of Cardiff Central Practice Station) from the junction of St Mary Road via to the doorway off Penarth Highway will shut between 9pm and midnight to assist TfW with the queuing followers.

Trains

Transport for Wales is operating a full timetable and there’s no railway improve work affecting companies out and in of Cardiff on 17^thand 18^thJune, however companies will likely be very busy so please permit loads of time to your journey.

Publish-event queues for mainline companies will likely be on Central Sq. and queues for Valleys companies will likely be to the rear of the station.

Go to tfw.wales or the brand new TfW app for the most recent journey info.

You probably have any points on the railway, please communicate to a conductor or, for extra critical issues, you possibly can textual content the British Transport Police on 61016 or name 0800 40 50 40. In an emergency, all the time name 999.

Civic Centre Occasion Day Parking

Getting there: Exit Junction 32 of the M4, head south on the A470 in the direction of town centre and comply with signage to the civic centre.

Value: £15 payable on the day on the automotive park – card funds are additionally now obtainable.

Parking time: The automotive park will open at 8am and closes at 12 Midnight.

Civic Centre Occasion Day Parking (Coaches)

Value: £25 payable on the day (money solely)

Parking time: The automotive park will open at 8am and closes at 12 Midnight.

Park & Trip amenities

The occasion park and trip facility for these occasions will likely be at County Corridor automotive Park in Cardiff Bay.

The ability is well accessible through the M4, leaving at junction 33, and travelling down the hyperlink highway (A4232).

Buses will likely be operating to and from town centre each 10 minutes earlier than the live shows start. Value: £10 payable on the day – card funds are actually obtainable.

The automotive park opens at 10.30am and the primary bus will depart at 11am. The final bus from town centre will likely be at midnight and the automotive park will shut at 0.15am

Occasion Day Parking at Sophia Gardens

Sophia Gardens (vehicles)

(Roughly, 0.5 mile stroll to the Principality Stadium, Gate 2).

Sophia Gardens Occasion Day Parking

Getting there: Exit junction 32 off the M4

Value: £15 payable on the day on the automotive park – card funds are actually obtainable.

Parking time: Automotive park opens at 8.00am and closes at 12 midnight

Please notice: Sophia Gardens automotive park will likely be staffed till 7.00pm all automobiles are left on web site on the proprietor’s danger. Cardiff Council won’t be held answerable for any theft or injury to motor automobiles or private possessions. Any automobiles left within the automotive park after closing time will likely be fined.

Bus

Native buses:

Bus companies will likely be diverted whereas town centre highway closures are in place

Please go to the related bus operator’s web site for extra details about your particular bus routes.

For Stagecoach companies, please go to: Welcome to Stagecoach (stagecoachbus.com)

For Cardiff Bus companies, please go to: https://www.cardiffbus.com/principality-stadium

For Journey Journey  companies, please go to: https://www.adventuretravel.cymru

Nationwide Specific:
 
Nationwide Specific coaches will use Sophia Gardens as typical.

Are you able to cycle or stroll?

Those that stay regionally in Cardiff might need to journey by bicycle or stroll. Analysis exhibits us that 52% of automotive journeys made within the Welsh capital are lower than 5km. This can be a distance that may be comfortably cycled in 20 minutes.

We additionally know that 28% of Cardiff residents who presently don’t cycle wish to achieve this.

When the roads are congested this makes biking an much more enticing possibility as journey by bicycle could be faster than a automotive throughout rush hours or throughout large occasions.

Buying Parking

Customers are suggested to utilize the devoted Buying Park & Trip websites at Pentwyn or County Corridor. Or metropolis centre automotive parks are additionally obtainable: North Highway Automotive Parks, St David’s Buying Centre, John Lewis, Capitol Buying Centre, and NCP (Adam Road, Dumfries Place and Greyfriars Highway.)

Disabled parking

Disabled drivers are suggested to make use of Sophia Gardens. Disabled parking can also be obtainable at numerous personal automotive parks.

Please examine particular person web sites for availability.

Taxis

St Mary Road taxi rank (outdoors the Home of Fraser) will likely be closed on the identical time that the highway closures are put in place. So, on Friday June 17^th, it is going to be at 2.30pm and on Saturday June 18^th, it is going to be 12 midday.