Keeping traffic on the move

PLANS are in place to help keep traffic on the move over the Bank Holiday weekend as thousands of music fans head to the Creamfields festival, near Warrington.
Around 55,000 music fans from across the UK and further a field are expected to attend the event in Daresbury.
Cheshire Police are working closely alongside the organisers of the event and representatives from the Highways Agency, the two local councils and the other emergency services – to ensure that everything runs as smoothly as possible.
A detailed traffic management plan has been produced by the organisers of the event – in consultation with Cheshire Police – to deal with the increased traffic coming into the area.
Sgt Rick Weaver, of Cheshire Police’s Roads Policing Unit, said: “There will be thousands of people travelling into the area over the Bank Holiday weekend and this will once again test the traffic infrastructure to its limits. We are confident that the plan that is in place addresses any potential issues.
“The traffic plan has been designed to ensure that ticket holders can access and leave the site efficiently – by the most appropriate routes. It also aims to manage the likelihood of increased traffic in the area – for the benefit of local people who will need to maintain access to their homes and local businesses.
“The plan takes into account a number of factors – including the fact that extra people will be travelling into the area, the likelihood of any congestion on local roads and what plans are in place if there is a major incident on any roads.”
The policing operation starts at 7am on Friday and will run until around 2pm on Bank Holiday Monday.
Police say the majority of festival goers are likely to be heading for the site on Friday morning and leaving on Monday morning. These are the times when residents can expect some congestion on local roads.