Cup Match Parking Restrictions & Traffic Notice

The Ministry of Public Works issued an advisory about the “parking restrictions and traffic flow changes” that will be in effect in Somerset due to Cup Match.

A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Public Works wishes to inform the public that the Annual Cricket Cup Match Event taking place at Somerset Cricket Club will require parking restrictions and traffic flow changes as listed below.

Aerial 360° panorama of the Somerset Cricket Club earlier this week as they prepare to host the Classic

“These parking restrictions and traffic flow changes will be effective on Thursday, July 28th and Friday, July 29th, 2022 between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.

No parking:

• Somerset Road – From St. James Church to the junction with Cambridge Road.
• Bob’s Valley Road – From Sound View Road to Scott’s Hill Road
• Clyde Best Lane – From Cricket Lane to Beacon Hill Road
• Cricket Lane – From Clyde Best Lane to Scott’s Hill Road
• Gilbert Lane – From Somerset Road to Long Bay Lane
• Hook N Ladder Lane – From Somerset Road to Long Bay Lane
• Long Bay Lane – From Gilbert Lane to Somerset Road
• Railway Trail – From Clyde Best Lane to Scott’s Hill Road
• Scott’s Hill Road – From Somerset Road to Beacon Hill Road

One-Way:

• Railway Trail – From Clyde Best Lane to Sound View Road in a southerly direction.
• Hook N Ladder Lane – From Somerset Road to Long Bay Lane in a westerly direction.

Two-Way:

• Long Bay Lane – From Somerset Road to Hook N Ladder Lane.
• Gilbert Lane – From Long Bay Lane to Somerset Road.

Road Closed:

• Cricket Lane – Closed to all traffic except to residents requiring access to residences on this street
• Clyde Best Lane – Closed to all traffic except emergency vehicles

Traffic Flow:

• Service vehicles requiring access to the grounds of Somerset Cricket Club can enter via the northeast gates located on Clyde Best Lane.

Public Parking Areas:

• Sandys Secondary Middle School – On Scott’s Hill Road.
• West End Primary School – On Scott’s Hill Road.
• Somerset Primary School – On Gilbert Lane
• Warren Simmons Field – Opposite Somerset Esso Service Station on Somerset Road, with entrance from Gilbert Lane.

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