Tour Series cycle race – Thursday 3rd June 2010 - Advance notice of road closures

What is happening?

On Thursday 3rd June 2010, Exeter is again hosting the Tour Series cycle race. This high profile, televised, one-day event will see 50 professional cyclists, including many of Britain’s Olympic and Commonwealth competitors, racing on the streets of Exeter. The event is being put on by SweetSpot with support from Devon County Council and Exeter City Council.

Where is it taking place?

The circuit for the race will be High Street, New North Road and Queen Street - please see map overleaf for details. From 10am onwards, these roads and all the roads inside this circuit will be closed in phases to allow for construction of the race circuit and a series of community events to take place. The main race starts at 7pm, is due to finish around 8.15pm and we expect the roads to reopen no later than 11pm.

How will this affect you?

On the day of the race there will be limited access for vehicles to properties within the area enclosed by the circuit and parking will be suspended on all roads within the circuit. We are working hard to ensure that all the road closures and diversions work as smoothly as possible but it may be necessary for you to make alternative travel arrangements on this day.See below for detailed road closure information:

From 10am until midnight – Road closures on the route
- High Street and Queen Street (between Paul Street and High Street) will be closed from 10am. This will mean no access to Bedford Square or Catherine Street

From 1pm until midnight – Road closures on the route
- New North Road and Queen Street will be closed from 1pm. Alternative route will be signed via Western Way, Exe Bridges, Bonhay Road, Cowley Bridge Road and vice versa.

Road closures to assist buses on their diversion route
- Bampfylde Street closed to all traffic except buses. This will mean no access to Bude Street or Bude Street car park.

Local arrangements will be made for residents / businesses of...
- Longbrook Terrace. For the duration of the closure, access to Longbrook Terrace will be allowed via Howell Road as the one way system in Howell Road (between the car park and Longbrook Terrace) and Longbrook Terrace (between New North Road and Howell Road) will be temporarily lifted.

- Northernhay Street. For the duration of the closure access to Northernhay Street will be allowed via Exe Street; the bollard in Lower North Street (under the Iron Bridge) will be temporarily removed.

- Richmond Road. For the duration of the closure the one way system in Richmond Road (between Bystock Terrace and the Clocktower) will be temporarily lifted to allow vehicles to travel in this section and to exit the area via St. Davids Hill.

- Bailey Street area and Isca Place. Limited access may be available between races from Longbrook Street or Clock Tower respectively until 3pm.

Between 5pm and 8.15pm (just before and during the race) access for pedestrians across the circuit will be limited to the marshalled crossing points for safety reasons. Details of the crossing points will be available on the day.



Thank you for your co-operation and we would like to apologise in advance for any disruption or inconvenience that this may cause. However we do hope you can join us in supporting this event and enjoy the benefits it will bring for Exeter.