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Journey recommendation for the Ed Sheeran live shows at Principality Stadium and My Chemical Romance at Sophia Gardens Cricket Floor

Ed Sheeran will probably be acting at Principality Stadium on Might 26^th, 27^th and 28^th and to facilitate these occasions, a full metropolis centre highway closure will probably be in place on well being and security grounds to make sure folks can safely enter and go away the stadium after the live shows.

My Chemical Romance may even be acting on Saturday Might 28^th at Sophia Gardens Cricket Floor.

On each Might 26^th and the 27^th, there will probably be a full metropolis centre highway closure from 4.30pm till 12.30am. On Saturday Might 28^th, the highway closure will probably be put in place barely earlier, from 2pm till 12.30am.

These attending these live shows are strongly suggested to go away massive baggage at residence and take note of the prohibited objects listed at principalitystadium.wales earlier than they journey into the town.

Highway closures

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

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

• Kingsway from its junction with North Highway to its junction with Duke Avenue.
• Cowbridge Highway East from its junction with Cathedral Highway to its junction with Westgate Avenue.
• Tudor Avenue from its junction with Clare Highway to its junction with Wooden Avenue (entry for residents and merchants will probably be permitted by way of Fitzhammon Embankment.)
• Plantagenet Avenue and Beauchamp Avenue from their junctions with Despenser Place to their junctions with Tudor Avenue (entry for residents and merchants will probably be permitted.)
• The next roads will probably be closed of their entirety: Duke Avenue, Fort St, Excessive Avenue, St Mary Avenue, Caroline Avenue, Wooden Avenue, Central Sq., Westgate Avenue, Quay Avenue, Guildhall Place, Golate, Park Avenue, Havelock Avenue and Scott Highway.
• Station Terrace and Guildford Avenue from the junction with Newport Highway to the junction with Churchill Approach will probably 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 probably be managed all through the day, with entry allowed just for occasion parking, restricted commuter parking, loading and entry to personal automotive parks.

Roads affected embody King Edward VII Avenue, Museum Avenue, Metropolis Corridor Highway, School Highway and Gorsedd Gardens Highway.

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

Trains

Transport for Wales is working a full timetable and there’s no railway improve work affecting companies out and in of Cardiff on 26^th, 27^th and 28^th Might, however companies will probably be very busy so please permit loads of time to your journey.

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

Go to tfw.wales or the brand new TfW app for the newest 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, at all times name 999.

Civic Centre Occasion Day Parking

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

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

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

Civic Centre Occasion Day Parking (Coaches)

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

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

Park & Journey amenities

The occasion park and journey facility is being supplied for all 4 live shows at each the Principality Stadium and Sophia Gardens Cricket Floor and will probably be at County Corridor in Cardiff Bay.

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

Buses will probably be working to and from the town centre each 10 minutes earlier than the live shows start. Price: £10 payable on the day – card funds are actually accessible.

The automotive park opens at 10.30am and the primary bus will go away at 11am. The final bus from the town centre will probably be at midnight and the automotive park will shut at 12.15am

Occasion Day Parking at Sophia Gardens

Sophia Gardens (automobiles)

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

Sophia Gardens Occasion Day Parking

Getting there: Exit junction 32 off the M4

Price: £15 payable on the day on the automotive park – card funds are actually accessible.

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

Please notice: Sophia Gardens automotive park will probably be staffed till 7.00pm all autos are left on web site on the proprietor’s threat. Cardiff Council is not going to be held chargeable for any theft or injury to motor autos or private possessions. Any autos left within the automotive park after closing time will probably be fined.

Bus

Native buses:

Bus companies will probably be diverted whereas the 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.

Nationwide Categorical:
 
Nationwide Categorical coaches will use Sophia Gardens as regular.

Are you able to cycle or stroll?

Those that dwell 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 choice as journey by bicycle could be faster than a automotive throughout rush hours or throughout large occasions.

Procuring Parking

Consumers are suggested to utilize the devoted Procuring Park & Journey websites at Pentwyn or County Corridor. Or metropolis centre automotive parks are additionally accessible: North Highway Automobile Parks, St David’s Procuring Centre, John Lewis, Capitol Procuring Centre, and NCP (Adam Avenue, Dumfries Place and Greyfriars Highway.)

Disabled parking

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

Please test particular person web sites for availability.

Taxis

St Mary Avenue taxi rank (outdoors the Home of Fraser) will probably be closed on the similar time that the highway closures are put in place. So, on Thursday Might 26^th and Friday Might 27^th, this will probably be at 4.30pm and on Saturday Might 28^th, it is going to be 2pm.