CORK CITY DIVISIONAL ROADS POLICING TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Cork 2018 Cork 2018 ED SHEERAN CONCERTS Páirc Uí Chaoimh Page 1 of 22 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Version 1:2 12/04/18
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. RATIONALE.... Page 3 2. MEDIA.... Page 3 3. INNER CORDON.... Pages 4-6 4. ROAD CLOSURES... Page 6 5. EMERGENCY ROUTES... Page 7 6. BUS EIREANN.... Page 7 7. IRISH RAIL... Page 8 8. PARKING... Page 8 9. STEWARDING.... Page 9 10. LEAFLET DROPS..... Page 9 11. V.M.S.... Page 9 12. BARRIERS... Page 9 13. LIGHTING.... Page 9 14. SOFT TICKET CHECKS... Page 10 15. SCANING: TICKET CHECKS... Page 11 16. BAG CHECKS / STORAGE... Page 12 17. RIVER RESCUE... Page 13 18. TRAFFIC CONES... Page 13 19. CASUAL TRADING... Page 13 20. LICENSED PREMISES... Page 14 21. SCHEDULES... Page 15-20 22. EMERGENCY ROUTE MAPS... Page 21-22 Page 2 of 22 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Version 1:2 12/04/18
1. RATONALE The Garda Traffic Management Plan is designed to attempt to address the current infrastructural deficits with the location of the Stadium. Páirc Uí Chaoimh is bounded by the river Lee on the Northern side and the Atlantic Pond which prevents vehicular access from its Eastern side. The stadium is bordered on the other two sides by residential and commercial areas. There is inadequate parking around the venue for a capacity crowd. The vast majority of the crowd is expected to approach from the City (Western) side and the remainder from Boreenmanna Road on the Southern side. The first concert will also coincide with Friday evening rush hour traffic. The Traffic Management Plan will depend on the successful implementation of two key media message strategies. 1. Convincing the vast majority of concert goers to walk to the grounds from Cork City centre. 2. Conveying to regular commuting traffic not attending the event to avoid all approach routes around the grounds in the lead up to each concert. The success of the Traffic Management Plan is heavily dependent of the success of the Media Plan. The message has to be conveyed to all that there is no vehicular access to Centre Park Road, The Marina, Maryville and Monahan s Road for the weekend. Though this is not entirely correct as there will be a 1-way system maintained down Centre Park Road across the Link Road and out Monahan s Road to facilitate residents, local businesses, sporting groups, and disabled concert ticket holders). 2. MEDIA MESSAGE THE CORE MEDIA MESSAGE NEEDS TO VERY CLEAR: AND SIMPLY STATE 1 Traffic DELAYS There are going to be long traffic delays to avoid the area 2 HELD BACK The closer you park to the grounds the longer you will be held back afterwards. 3 Disabled Parking If any special request to contact the promoter e.g. that ticket holders with tickets allocated for disabled parking are to approach via Centre Park Road and that only limited number of wheel chair accessible taxis will be allowed down to the venue after the concert. Page 3 of 22 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Version 1:2 12/04/18
3. INNER GARDA CORDON The Traffic Management Plan has to make special arrangements for businesses, sporting groups and residents within the inner cordon 1. C.A.B. FORD Motors There has to be room allocated for employees of C.A.B. to park in the Marquee car park from 7.30 am on Friday morning for 50 vehicles and for these vehicles to leave by 6pm. On Saturday morning room in the Marquee car park for 25 vehicles from 8.30 am 4.30pm. C.A.B. motors are closed on Sunday. Customers on Friday and Saturday are to be facilitated in a one way in and one way out system off the Blackrock Road via Park Avenue to their premises. Aikens to provide signage to direct C.A.B. Ford Motors customers from Victoria Road Roundabout to direct them to the Blackrock Road and again at the junction of Blackrock Road and Park Avenue to direct customers to the only access and egress route to their premises. 2. Lee Rowing Club Aikens to make provision for specially allocated parking for 200 cars from 7.15 am to 2pm in the North Eastern corner of the Marquee car park on the Saturday and Sunday. Saturday from 7.15 am 100 cars will arrive and again at 9.15 am another 100 cars until 2pm room when all 200 will have departed. Most parents will drop and return to collect their children. Aikens to advise the Lee Rowing Club in the leaflet drop that the only available access is by Centre Park Road to the Marquee car park. From that car park rowers will only be allowed pedestrian access to the Lee Rowing Club via the North Eastern gate from the Marquee car park. Lee Rowing Club to have access to these car parking spaces only until 2pm. 3 Shandon Boat Club (including Meitheal Mara and Presentation College) Aikens to ensure that there is specially allocated room for 200 cars from 7 am to 1pm in the green area in fronting onto the River Lee between the Shandon Boat club and the junction of the Marina/ Centre Park Road on the 4 th,5 th and 6 th of May 2018. Most parents will drop and return to collect their children. Aikens must advise Shandon Boat Club that the only available access is by Centre Park Road to allocated spaces on the Marina. Two Shandon Boat Club 4x4 vehicles to be allowed access to their clubhouse Friday morning to tow competition boats from the Clubhouse to Roscommon. These members returning these boats to be advised to only attempt returning after 1 am Sunday 6 th of May 2018. These details to be in the notice served on the Club. The Guard/ Steward at Centre Park Road / Link Road and Marina / Centre Park Road to monitor vehicles arriving. Security and Gardaí will do a sweep of this area after 1pm each day to ensure that vehicles and persons without concert tickets have not remained within the inner cordon. Page 4 of 22 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Version 1:2 12/04/18
4 Tedcastles Fuels Tedcastle Fuels have kindly given an undertaking that there will be no movement from their yard of Heavy Goods Vehicle between 1pm and 1 am on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the concerts. Access for their vehicles to be allowed outside these times. 5. Beechgrove/Maryville/Ardfoyle/Park Ave Residents Access for motorists residing in Beechgrove, Maryville, Ardfoyle and Park Avenue is by the production of a valid driving licence with their current address as is required by Section 59(2) of the Road Traffic Act 2010 for anyone driving on public roads. Residents to be advised to expect delays and avoid vehicular movements between 16:00 hrs 20:00 hrs and 23:00 hrs 00:00 am each night of the concerts. Emergency access will be maintained at all times. A contact number of Aikens Promotions to deal with queries 08:00 hrs 22:00 hrs to be provided to these residents by the leaflet drop. SIGNAGE INNER GARDA CORDON GARDA Tow Away in Operation No Parking signage to be put up by Aikens all around the Garda Inner Cordon (i.e. Marina, Centre Park Road from Link Road to the Marina, The Link Road, Monahan s Road from the link Road to CAB Ford Motors, Park Avenue and Maryville). Aikens to arrange for 1 towing truck to be on standby on the Centre Park Road/ Marina route and one on the Monahan s Road / Link Road junction from 1 pm to 1 am each day of the concerts. Churchyard Lane as the Secondary Emergency Route needs to be treated as the inner cordon and closed off from 9.30 am on Friday until 1 am each morning. Aikens to put up GARDA Tow Away in Operation No Parking signage on this road also. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROMOTER 1. Aiken Promotions must supply Garda Roads Policing Cork City Division details of the County breakdown of tickets for each of the concert days. If a significant proportion of ticket holders are coming from a different direction on a given day, the traffic plan must be tailored accordingly. 2. Aiken promotions must arrange Cork City Council for their Traffic Wardens to patrol the Blackrock Road and the side roads off this road. This is to ensure that the 202 Bus Eireann Route is capable of operating each day of the concerts and into the night. This is also to cater for Blackrock Road residents concerns with traffic congestion on concert days. 3. Aikens to supply to Garda Roads Policing Unit and AOS Security a Stadium delivery schedule for the 4 th,5 th and 6 th of May 2018. All contractors and deliveries to be advised to approach the stadium Page 5 of 22 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Version 1:2 12/04/18
from Centre Park Road to the North Stand of the stadium which is to be the designated route for all suppliers on each of the concert days. Deliveries should finish by 12 mid-day on each concert day. 4. Aikens to provide Cork City Divisional Garda Roads Policing Unit an updated Map with details the soft ticket check, bag search, search and scan areas around the stadium This map should also include where security, catering and stadium personnel propose to park and their arrival times. 4. ROAD CLOSURES By Cork City Council statutory signage Statutory Road Closure signs as per schedule No. 7 (TBC) of Grainne Morgan Executive Engineer, Roads and Transportation, Cork City Council. By Stewards / An Garda Síochána From 18:00 hrs Thursday 3 rd May 2018 until 01:00 am Monday 7 th May 2018 Ardfoyle / Park Avenue Blackrock Road / Maryville Monahan s Road / Link Road Marina / Church Avenue Centre Park Road Link Road From 07:30 hrs Friday 4th May 2018 until 01:00 am Monday 7 th May 2018 Churchyard Lane either end / access for residents only. TICKET COLLECTION Concert goers to be advised to approach the ticket collection office at the Marquee Office via Centre Park Road or Monahan s Road only. Examples of all passes and staff accreditation to be given to Gardaí each day on the inner cordon points. Page 6 of 22 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Version 1:2 12/04/18
5. EMERGENCY ROUTES PRIMARY The primary Emergency route is Monerea Terrace to Victoria Road Roundabout to Monahan s Road to the South Western sterile barriered entrance to Páirc Uí Chaoimh. SEE SCHEDULE 7 SECONDARY The secondary Emergency Route is Boreenmanna Road, Churchyard Lane, Blackrock Road, Maryville to the South Western sterile barriered entrance to Páirc Uí Chaoimh. SEE SCHEDULE 8 TERTIARY Eastward along the Marina to Blackrock Village. 6. BUS EIREANN Details of the Bus Eireann Shuttle Bus Service Bus Eireann are to provide a Shuttle Bus system 1 way to the grounds only. DEPART LAPPS QUAY from 15:00 hr start and finish at 20:00 or until the crowds finish arriving. These Shuttle Buses can travel to the stadium and return via the emergency route along Monerea Terrace to Lapps Quay. A Garda is to be allocated to assist the shuttle buses out onto Clontarf Bridge and a second Garda at Sutton s Coal yard entrance allocated to prevent vehicles from parking at the turning point at Sutton s front entrance. Bus Eireann in conjunction with information from Irish Rail will provide a service from Kent Station to the concert grounds at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. There will be no return shuttle bus and concert attendees will have to walk back to Kent Train Station or take 202 Bus from the Blackrock Road. Concert attendees exiting the stadium (except on River Lee/ Marina side) will be directed via VMS signage back up Maryville to a supplemented 202 Route City bound route on the Blackrock Road. A Bus Eireann Inspector with Gardaí to decide when the crowds have sufficiently cleared the Blackrock Road before these buses depart. Then 202 Buses stacked outside Blackrock Hurling and Football Club to be called 1 at a time to the Bus Stop at the Venue Bar on the Blackrock Road. Buses may return from the City via the South Ring Road and Mahon Point if the Bus Inspector has waiting passengers on the Blackrock Road. Page 7 of 22 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Version 1:2 12/04/18
7. IRISH RAIL Irish Rail will provide details of their services to and from Cork City to Bus Eireann and the Gardaí. They will also provide information regarding Irish Rail car parks available to their users on the routes to Cork City. This information will be disseminated via social media by the Garda Media Liaison and by Irish Rail s own social media presence. Irish Rail will ensure that trains will not depart, having allowed sufficient time post-concert, to allow concert goers to walk back to the train station from the stadium. 8. PARKING SEE SCHEDULE NO. 5 FOR CAR PARKS WITH LATE OPENING Locations for Disabled Parking Message to be sent to each Aiken issued concert disabled ticket holder that they have to approach the concert via Centre Park Road from Cork City Centre. They will park just inside the Marquee car park and can make their way from there to the grounds or request assistance from Aiken staff. Numbers of disabled ticket holders each day to be communicated to Gardaí. Drop off Points for Taxi s Taxis are to drop off at a designated area on the Victoria Road just before Marina Walk unless they are wheel chair taxi. Taxis may not be allowed down Centre Park Road when the volume of pedestrians is too large. Designated Coach Parking Cork City Council Roads and Transportation to advise the National Transport Authority that all Large Public Service Vehicles are to set down and pick up on the Boreenmanna Road near the Maxol service Station. 9. STEWARDING OF ESTATES Estates around the ground should be stewarded by private security as per GAA Plans for capacity crowds at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Stewarding activity will be supported by mobile Garda personnel as required. Page 8 of 22 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Version 1:2 12/04/18
10. LEAFLET DROPS Two approved information leaflets for letter drop with details of Traffic Restrictions Diversions to be created by Aikens at least 2 weeks in advance. It will take at least a day each to have both delivered. 1. For Residents in the INNER GARDA CORDON i.e. Beechgrove, Maryville, Park Avenue and Ardfoyle. 2. For Business, Religious and Sporting Groups - on the full length of Monahan s Road and Centre Park Road (especially the call centre on Monahan s Road and Centre Park Road Business Park, ESB, Tedcastles, C.A.B. motors, Lee and Shandon Rowing Clubs) 11. VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS SEE SCHEDULE NO. 1 VMS Signs from 27 th of April until 4 th of May 2018 on approach roads. One week before warning of delays on the 4, 5, 6 th of May 2018 SEE SCHEDULE NO. 2 4 th, 5 th and 6 th of May 2018 the Days of the Concerts. SEE SCHEDULE NO. 3 Post - Concert each night signs to be moved from schedule 2 positions to these positions and returned to schedule 2 positions for the following day s concert. 12. BARRIERS SEE SCHEDULE NO. 4 Section 21 Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 Order to restrict access by members of the public to be made by Superintendent John Quilter. Pedestrian movement will be controlled by Media information, Shuttle Bus, Signage, Barriers, Stewards and Gardaí. 13. LIGHTING Aikens to ensure that the area surrounding the access and egress points to the venue is adequately lit with tower and festoon lighting. Monahan s Road, Link Road, Centre Park Road, the Marina and the area immediately around Páirc Uí Chaoimh Stadium is to be walked Wednesday night 2nd of May 2018 by Aikens, Gardaí and other interested stakeholders. Any areas that require additional lighting to be identified on the night and provided for each night of the concert. Page 9 of 22 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Version 1:2 12/04/18
Ticket Collection *: Ticket collection at the Marquee front entrance. Only approach via Centre Park Rd / Monahan s Rd 14. SOFT TICKET CHECKS Marina at junction with Church Avenue Marina / Blackrock Line Blacrockrock Line / Blackrock Village Monahan s Road at junction with Link Road Monahan's Road / Beech Grove Ardfoyle Avenue junction with Park Avenue Maryville Road approaching Monahan Road Barringtons Avenue Centre Park Road / Link Road 75% of attendees Residents WILL BE allowed access Page 10 of 22 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Version 1:2 12/04/18
15. SCANNING TICKET CHECKS Will be completed by scanning lanes at the following locations Marina - Slip to North stand Eastern Approach Marina - Slip to North stand Western Approach Bridge near C.A.B. entrance to the Eastern end of the stadium Either side of the Barriered Emergency entrance to the stadium Page 11 of 22 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Version 1:2 12/04/18
16. BAG CHECKS Centre Park Rd / Link Rd Monahan Rd / Link Rd Between Stadium & all-weather pitch Marina - Atlantic Pond BAG STORAGE Marquee Front Office Marina (Atlantic Pond) Small car park in front of C.A.B. Page 12 of 22 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Version 1:2 12/04/18
17. River Rescue Mallow River Rescue to provide three boats for emergency cover on the river Lee from 1pm to 1am each day. Mallow River Rescue to supply a copy of their plan with contact mobile phone numbers for each boat to Gardaí. River Rescue should cover egress of patrons along Kennedy Quay and the Blackrock end of the Marina after the area around the stadium is cleared after each concert. AOS Security and River Rescue Units to take possession of a Lee Rowing club key access to the floating river pontoon from them before Friday 4 th of May to allow access to the river rescue to the pontoon to land any casualties. Pontoon to remain closed and barriered off unless access required. River: High Tide / Low Tide FRIDAY LOW: 15.23 HIGH 21.07 SATURDAY LOW: 15:38 HIGH 21:43 SUNDAY LOW: 16:41 HIGH 22:29 18. GARDA TRAFFIC CONES 1. Garda No Parking as per Schedule No. 6 2. Meter High Cones Victoria Road Roundabout post concert 12 3. Meter High Cones Albert Street / Albert Road post concert 6 4. Meter High Cones Boreenmanna Road post concert 20 19. CASUAL TRADING Cork City Council Casual Trading to insist on laminated permits with picture id on the permits. Only driving licences, public service cards or passports to be accepted in the application process. Casual Trading to be only allowed on either side of Centre Park Road on marked pitches between Mill Road and the ESB main entrance. Vehicles trading food to trade onto the footpath side only where possible. A condition to be attached to each licence that trading is to finish by 11.30 pm each night. Page 13 of 22 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Version 1:2 12/04/18
20. LICENSED PREMISES. Licensed Premises must keep their footpaths clear at all times and not have their patrons consuming alcohol off their premises. All liqour licensed premises to also ensure that no glassware is to be taken outside their premises or outside the area covered in their Cork City Council issued Street Furniture Licence. They should employ PSA registered security each day. Barriers to be placed outside Idle Hour to prevent drinkers blocking footpath which forces concert goers out onto the road way which has occurred in the past. The BAM building site at Navigation House, Albert Quay East will have a new hoarding line which will narrow down Albert Quay East even more on the approach to this corner which is crucial to pedestrian and traffic management. Specifically: o The Idle Hour o The Sextant o Goldbergs Licensed Premises are not allowed to sell food in the parking spaces outside their premises unless licensed by Cork City Council and no barriering off of the parking spaces outside their premises to encourage drinking outside the area covered in their Cork City Council issued Street Furniture Licence. Licensed Premises on the Blackrock Road: - no drinking off premises and no glass ware outside. Page 14 of 22 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Version 1:2 12/04/18
S SCHEDULE No. 1 VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNAGE VMS Signs from 27 th of April until 4 th of May 2018 on approach roads 1 week before warning of delays on the 4, 5, 6 th of May 2018 Horgans Quay opposite Railway Street N40 Westbound approach to Mahon Point turn off from the Jack Lynch Tunnel End of Airport Hill on the Kinsale Road Roundabout facing traffic going to South City Link direction South Ring Road West of the Togher Slip for Eastbound Traffic Ballincollig on N22 Poulavone facing West N25 inbound Facing East at Little Island N20 Inbound - facing North near Commons Inn Victoria Road Roundabout - facing Kennedy Quay ' Marina / Centre Park Road Closed - 6pm thurs 3rd May to Mon 7th May. Page 15 of 22 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Version 1:2 12/04/18
SCHEDULE No. 2 VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNAGE 4TH, 5TH AND 6TH OF MAY 2018 THE DAYS OF THE CONCERTS. On N25 West well before Slip down to the Tunnel Sheeran Concert At the Victoria Road Roundabout pointing in the direction of Centre Park Road CONCERT ROAD CLOSED At Link Road Centre Park Road. Two Phases No. 1: YELLOW TICKET ROUTE No. 2: RED & BLUE TICKET ROUT At Link Road/ Monahans Road: Two Phases No. 1: YELLOW ROUTE. No. 2: RED/BLUE Ticket Route At Dunkettle Roundabout facing approaching Dublin Motorway Traffic directing Concert Goers through Tunnel CONCERT N40 after Tunnel Mahon Slip up CONCERT and USE BOTH LANES Page 16 of 22 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Version 1:2 12/04/18
SCHEDULE No. 3 VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNAGE AFTER CONCERT At Marina exit directing CITY and MAHON BLACKROCK At Centre Park Road/ Marina entrance to ESB carpark CITY At bottom of Maryville CITY and Bus Eireann 202 Route At the Emergency Exit Route CITY At Centre Park Road/Link Road City At Monahan s Road Link Road City On Albert Street facing Albert Road Jack Lynch Tunnel At Centre Park Road / Marina facing East along the Marina CITY At South City Link and Kinsale Road Roundabout Jack Lynch Tunnel Page 17 of 22 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Version 1:2 12/04/18
SCHEDULE No. 4 No. Location GARDA TRAFFIC BARRIER LOCATIONS 1. Monerea Tce. /Victoria rd., 2 2. Monerea Tce/Albert st., (both inbounds) 2 3. Kennedy Quay 6 4. Victoria Road / Marina Walk 2 5. Centre Park rd./ Mill Rd., 6 6. Centre Park Road/ Link Road 8 7. E.S.B./Marina 2 8. Church Ave., /Marina 2 9. Boreenmanna Rd / Crab Lane 2 10. Blackrock rd/maryville 6 11. Monahan rd., / Link rd., 6 12. Churchyard Lane /Boreenmanna rd., 8 13. Blackrock Road C / Churchyard Lane 2 14. Boreenmanna rd/clanrickard Estate 3 15. Park Avenue / Blackrock Road 2 16. Ardfoyle Avenue / Blackrock Road 1 17. CAB Monahans Road 6 18. Albert Quay West and Victoria Road 10 19. Blackrock Village at Café 1 Number Barriers to be placed along the river bank on the North side of the stadium to prevent concert attendees getting close to the water s edge for arriving and departing crowd Page 18 of 22 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Version 1:2 12/04/18
SCHEDULE No. 5 GARDA - NO PARKING CONES Monahan rd., - Northern side full distance to Victoria rd (Emergency Route and V.I.P. access) Both sides of Monahan Road at the end approaching the business premises. Northern side at the Business premises. Monahan rd., junction with Link rd., (in front of Suttons coal yd). Monerea Terrace South side. Blackrock rd., from Menloe stores to SMA Churchyard lane- Venue Bar end near the junction with Blackrock road Churchyard Lane Junction with Boreenmanna Rd East side going south as far as Telecom. VIP - Cork Con open to parking. Force traffic to South City Link after Concert. Page 19 of 22 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Version 1:2 12/04/18
SCHEDULE No. 6 CORK CITY COUNCIL CAR PARKS PAUL STREET 740 spaces North Main Street 400 spaces closed after 6.30 pm BESSBORO Car Park Mahon Industrial Estate Cork City Council 80 spaces Q CAR PARKS 24 HOUR ACCESS - CARROLL S QUAY 376 spaces access from North City Link GRAND PARADE 352 spaces ST FINBARRS 230 spaces access from Wandsford Quay CITY HALL 436 spaces Patrick Quay Multi Storey car park by the Metropole 187 spaces Blackrock GAA Club 250 car spaces CORK CAMOIGE Grounds 300 Spaces CORK CONSTITUTION RFC open 10.30 am 1am for the Concert Car 800 cars Page 20 of 22 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Version 1:2 12/04/18
Page 21 of 22 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Version 1:2 12/04/18 SCHEDULE NO 7: PRIMARY EMERGENCY ROUTE
Page 22 of 22 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN Version 1:2 12/04/18 SCHEDULE NO 8: SECONDARY EMERGENCY ROUTE