Closures in place as Spice Girls mega-gig gets closer
UNLESS you’ve been living under a rock for the past few months, you’ll know that there’s a massive pop renuion taking place this year.
The Spice Girls – or at least four of them – will perform at venues all over the county and one of their stops is Cardiff.
They’ll be in the Welsh capital on Monday, May 27, where they’ll be performing to thousands of fans at the Principality Stadium.
And with the concert kicking off at 7.30pm, more than 50,000 fans are expected to come into Cardiff to attend the event. As a result, there will be a full city-centre road closure on the day – running from 5pm until 11.30pm. Scott Road and Park Street will be closed early on, to prepare Gate Five and protect queuing fans. The following roads will be closed as part of the full citycentre road closure:
■ Kingsway from its junction with North Road to its junction with Duke Street.
■ Cowbridge Road East from its junction with Cathedral Road to its junction with Westgate Street.
■ Tudor Street from its junction with Clare Road to its junction with Wood Street (access for residents and traders will be permitted via Fitzhammon Embankment).
■ Plantagenet Street and Beauchamp Street from their junctions with Despenser Place to their junctions with Tudor Street (access for residents and traders will be permitted).
■ Saunders Road from its junction with St Mary Street.
■ Customhouse Street throughout its length (access to private car parks will be permitted).
■ Penarth Road from its junction with Saunders Road to the entrance leading to the rear of the Central train station.
The following roads will be closed in their entirety: Duke Street, Castle Street, High Street, St Mary Street, Caroline Street, Wood Street, Central Square, Westgate Street, Quay Street, Guildhall Place, Golate, Park Street, Havelock Street and Scott Road.
Access to part of the Civic Centre will be controlled throughout the day, with access allowed only for event parking, limited commuter parking, loading and access to private car parks.
Network Rail has said there there will be no “significant engineering work” affecting the mainline services to Cardiff. However, passengers are still being advised to plan their journey in advance.