Motorists travelling through Bridgetown on Sunday should expect road closures, diversions and traffic delays as the Barbados Police Service implements traffic arrangements for the annual Remembrance Day Service and Parade.
The service will be held at the Cenotaph in National Heroes Square, with traffic changes in effect from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. on November 8.
Upper Broad Street, Trafalgar Street, Wharf Road, Rickett Street and High Street will be closed during that period.
There will also be partial road closures. No traffic will be allowed to travel from Fairchild Street at the traffic lights onto the Charles Duncan O’Neal Bridge. Broad Street will also be partially closed between its junctions with Prince William Henry Street and High Street.
Motorists should expect delays along Coleridge Street, Magazine Lane, Broad Street, Bridge Street, Roebuck Street and Tudor Street.
Those travelling along lower Broad Street will be required to turn left at its junction with Prince William Henry Street.
Parking will be prohibited along Belmont Road, Constitution Road, Martindales Road, St Michael Row, Bridge Street, Trafalgar Street, Magazine Lane, Palmetto Street and Rickett Street during the relevant period.
Parking will be available for persons with the appropriate parking documents at the Parliament Building Courtyard, Marhill Street, Lower Bay Street, Golden Square/Freedom Park Car Park, Palmetto Street, Probyn Street and Bethel Church Car Park.
The police said anyone who contravenes the traffic rules or fails to comply with an order given by a uniformed police officer commits an offence and is liable, on summary conviction, to a $500 fine or imprisonment for three months.
The restrictions do not apply to vehicles used by the Barbados Police Service, Barbados Defence Force, Barbados Fire Service or other emergency vehicles.
Police officers will also be deployed to assist with traffic management.
The Barbados Police Service thanked the public for its understanding and cooperation and apologised for any inconvenience caused.