Public Advisory: Carnival Road Closures 2026
Members of the public are advised that several road closures will be implemented across the Corporate Area on Sunday, April 12, starting at 8:00 a.m.
DURING THE PARADES:
Motorists should be aware of the following guidelines enforced by the Police:
- Park in designated parking zones ONLY. Illegally parked vehicles will be impounded at the owner’s expense.
- No vending stalls or handcart vendors will be allowed along the parade routes.
- Firecrackers or explosive devices are prohibited.
- Motor or pedal cyclists, including quad bikes, are not allowed to participate in the parades.
- ATVs are not allowed to participate in the parades.
- Souvenirs and other gratis items cannot be distributed from trucks during the parade.
ROAD CLOSURE AND TRAFFIC DIVERSION FOR THE DIFFERENT PARADES:
To facilitate three carnival road marches. Motorists are urged to use alternate routes and comply with directions given by officers on the ground.
YARD MAS & MOTION PARADE
BEFORE THE MARCH
- Authur Wint Drive will be closed between Mountain View Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue from 8:00 a.m., to 10:00 a.m.
- Traffic coming up Mountain View will be diverted left on to Deanery Avenue.
- Traffic which usually travels easterly along Authur Wint Drive will be diverted Rosevelt Avenue.
- No traffic will be allowed to enter Mountain View Avenue from Old Hope Road or Seaview Avenue.
- Traffic which usually travels along Stanton Terrace will be diverted onto Rosevelt Avenue.
DURING THE MARCH
- Persons leaving the Loft Apartment will use Criefe Road.
- Between 8:45am and 9:30am no vehicular traffic will be allowed along Mountain View Avenue between Old Hope Road and Authur Wint.
- Between 9:30am and 10:00am no vehicular traffic will be allowed along Old Hope Road between Mountain View and Hope Road.
- Between 10:30am and 12:30pm no vehicular traffic will be allowed along Hope Road between Old Hope Road/Barbican Road and East Kings House Road.
AFTER LUNCH
The reverse will take place.
EXODUS PARADE
BEFORE THE MARCH
- Between 9:40am and 10:30am Hope Road will be closed between Kingsway and Winchester Road.
- Waterloo Road will be closed at Waterloo Avenue.
- Trafalgar Road will be closed at Knutsford Boulevard.
- All off roads along Trafalgar Road between Hope Road and Lady Musgrave Avenue will be closed.
DURING THE MARCH
- Trafalgar Road between Knutsford Boulevard and Lady Musgrave will be already closed hence, Xodus will flow smoothly up to Seaview Avenue.
- Between 11:55am and 12:45pm Lady Musgrave Road will be closed between Hope Road and Seaview Avenue. All roads leading on to Lady Musgrave Road between those points will be closed.
- Between 12:45pm and 1:15pm Hope Road between Lady Musgrave Road and Trafalgar Road and Waterloo Road will be closed, all road leading on to Hope Road between those points will be closed.
AFTER LUNCH
- Between 2:30pm and 3:25pm Hope Road between Trafalgar Road and Lady Musgrave Road will be closed. All roads leading onto Hope Road between those points will be closed.
- Between 3:25pm and 4:40pm Lady Musgrave Road between Hope Road and Trafalgar Read will be close to facilitate the return leg of the parade. All roads leading on to Lady Musgrave between those points will be closed.
- Trafalgar Road to Campari Boulevard to Devon House would be already closed off hence, the parade can proceed smoothly along.
GEN X PARADE
BEFORE THE MARCH
- Between 8:00am and 10:0am Knutsford Boulevard between Dominica Drive and Oxford Road will be closed to the motoring public.
- Motorist intended to go to Pegasus Hotel and Country Yard by Marriot will be diverted on to Half-Way-Tree Road to Oxford Road to Knutsford Boulevard and travel northerly along Knutsford Boulevard.
- Between 8:30am and 9:10am all roads leading onto Knutsford Boulevard will be closed.
- Between 8:30am and 6:00pm all roads leading on to Trafalgar Road will be closed.
- Between 10:35am and 12 noon no traffic will be allowed to travel westerly along Hope Road and all roads leading on to Hope Road will be closed between East Kings House Road, Lady Musgrave Avenue and Waterloo Road.
- Between 12noon and 1:00pm All road leading on Lady Musgrave between Trafalgar Road and Hope Road will be closed.
AFTER LUNCH
- Between 2:00pm and 3:00pm no vehicular traffic will be allowed to travel along Halfway Tree Road on to Oxford Road.
- Between 3:30pm and 4:00pm the parade will proceed easternly along hope road to Trafalgar Road.
- Between 4:00pm and 6:00pm the parade will travel along Trafalgar Road onto Knutsford Boulevard and culminate at Emancipation Park.
