The restrictions will run from 5 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and anyone who breaches the temporary rules or ignores police instructions faces a $500 fine or up to three months in prison, the Barbados Police Service said.
The following roads will be closed to all vehicular traffic during the stated hours:
Fontabelle Road from Lakes Folly/Redman Drive to President Kennedy Drive/Holborn Circle
President Kennedy Drive from Westbury Road to Holborn Circle
Traffic delays are expected along several parade routes, including: Fontabelle Road; Cheapside; Chapel Street; Prince Alfred Street; Broad Street; Trafalgar Street; Bridge Street; Charles Duncan O’Neal Bridge; Probyn Street; Bay Street; Lower Fairchild Street; Marhill Street; James Street; Magazine Lane; Coleridge Street; and Independence Square.
No parking
No parking will be allowed on: Westbury Road; President Kennedy Drive; Cheapside Road; Redman Drive; Prescod Boulevard; the road leading to Hanschell Inniss; Pickwick Gap; University Row; Mighty Grynner Highway; and Kensington New Road.Designated parking only
Parking has been allocated for specific groups, with shuttle service available from:
Kensington Oval – VVIPs
Parliament and Rickett Street – Parliamentarians
Cube Blue Barbados Port Inc – Award recipients
Government Headquarters – Honourees
Supreme Court and Helipad – Participants (parents and children)
State House – President’s guests (Toast to the Nation)
Government Procurement – Diplomats, Judiciary, emergency services
UWI Car Park – Invitees
Kensington Mall – Staff of designated persons
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