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GOVERNOR GENERAL FAREWELL SALUTE & SWEARING IN: Road closures, traffic diversions

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Dame Marguerite Pindling speaks Thursday at Government House. Photo: Shawn Hanna/Tribune Staff

ROAD CLOSURES

On Friday, 28th June 2019 at 10:00 am, the farewell ceremony and swearing in ceremony for the Governor-General will be in Parliament and Rawson Squares and as such there will be road closures as well as traffic diversions to facilitate the proceedings. 

Beginning 6:30pm on Thursday, 27th June 2019 the following streets will be closed to vehicular traffic:

   Bay Street between Frederick and East Streets

   Parliament Street between Prince George Wharf & Shirley Street 

   Bank Lane between Shirley & Bay Streets

   Charlotte Street between Shirley & Bay Streets

   Prince George Wharf between Charlotte and East Streets

TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS 

Traffic traveling east on Bay Street from Navy Lion Road, will be diverted south along the following streets:

   George Street

   Market Street

   Frederick Street 

Traffic traveling east along Prince George Wharf, will be diverted south along the following streets:

   Frederick Street

   East Street 

NO PARKING

Beginning at 6:30pm on Thursday, 27th June 2019 until after the ceremony, there will be no parking on the following streets:

BAY STREET BETWEEN FREDERICK STREET & ELIZABETH AVENUE -- BOTH SIDES

PARLIAMENT STREET BETWEEN SHIRLEY STREET & PRINCE GEORGE WHARF -- BOTH SIDES

BANK LANE BETWEEN BAY STREET AND SHIRLEY STREET-- BOTH SIDES

EAST STREET BETWEEN BAY STREET AND PRINCE GEORGE WHARF -- BOTH SIDES

DAY OF SWEARING-IN CEREMONY 

On Friday, 28th June 2019 beginning at 6:30am, there will be traffic diversions and road closures as follows:

ROAD CLOSURES

   Bay Street between Frederick Street and East Street

   Charlotte Street between Shirley Street and Bay Street

   Parliament Street between Prince George Wharf & East Hill Street

   Bank Lane between Shirley Street and Bay Street

TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS

Traffic traveling east on Bay Street from Navy Lion Road will be diverted south along the following streets:

   George Street

   Market Street

   Frederick Street

Traffic traveling east on Prince George Wharf will be diverted south along Frederick Street as well as south along East Street turning east onto Bay Street. Traffic traveling north along East Street will be diverted east onto Bay Street. 

NO HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES COMMUTING EAST ALONG WEST BAY STREET WILL BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE THEIR

TRAVEL EAST TOWARDS BAY STREET.  ALL SUCH VEHICLES WILL BE DIVERTED SOUTH ALONG THE NASSAU STREET CORRIDOR.

NO PARKING

Beginning at 6:00am on Friday, 28 June 2019 until after the ceremony, there will be no parking on the following streets:

   Bay Street Between Frederick & East Streets

   Frederick Street Between Prince George Wharf and Shirley Street 

   Charlotte Street Between Prince George Wharf and Shirley Street 

   Parliament Street Between East Hill Street and Prince George Wharf

   Bank Lane Between Shirley and Bay Streets

   East Street Between Prison Lane and Prince George Wharf

   East Hill Street Between East Street and Peck Slope 

PARKING

Parking for Cabinet Ministers will be at their assigned locations along the eastern parking lot of the Churchill Building. Members of Parliament, Parliamentary Secretaries and Senators will be provided parking at the former Kelly's Dock at Bay & East Streets.

Parking for invited guests will be made available at the John Alfred Dock situated at Bay Street east of Victoria Avenue.

There will also be additional parking in the parking lot of the old Post Office Building, East Hill Street and Victoria Gardens.

 RECEPTION AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE

There will be no parking from 6:00am on Friday, 28th June 2019 until at the Official Reception at Government House Grounds on the following streets:

   Baillou Hill Road between Dillet and Duke Streets

   Duke Street between Cumberland and Market Streets

   Princess Street between Market and Frederick Streets

   Market Street between Princess Street and School Lane

   School Lane between Market Street and Baillou Hill Road

   Peck Slope between Princess and East Hill Streets

   East Hill Street between East Street and Peck Slope

Comments

Dawes 5 years, 4 months ago

Ahh yet again showing the complete disregard for the average Bahamian. They may as well just tell downtown to shut down for two days instead of having people waste hours of their day waiting in traffic. And all because us little people are not allowed police escorts to speed through the traffic.

TheMadHatter 5 years, 4 months ago

Too bad govt didnt know about these traffic diversions from Wednesday. But, then, this is the Bahamas. We suck and are proud of it. July 10th coming up soon. You will see how proud so many are.

TalRussell 5 years, 4 months ago

So few comrades who have love/disappointed relationship the capitalists politics red shirts party have ever demonstrated much enthusiasm for anything associated with Colony of Out Islands Independence Day festivities - waiving it off as something left PLP supporters partake, yes, no..............

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