Open Streets – Florida Road. Sunday, 26 March
Event time:9am until 5pm
Road Closures in effect: 4am until 7pm
A first for Durban! Open Streets Florida Road encourages the free movement of people experiencing the space in a new and exciting way – on Sunday 26 March from 9am until 5pm.
This means that part of Florida Road will be closed to cars for the day. The city has made careful plans to ensure the smooth and safe flow of traffic, adequate parking, and alternative access points for church congregants.
The length of Florida Road that will be closed to traffic from 4am (ahead of the 9am start) until 7pm is from just below Cottam Grove at the top of Florida Road (at Florida Fields) to the North point of Eighth Avenue intersection (at The Benjamin Hotel).
Metro police and Marshalls will be on hand to monitor, advise and help motorists.
There are access control points at the top and bottom of Florida Road – via the Woodley Crescent intersection (on the Musgrave Roadside) and again by Eighth Avenue, at the bottom of the road. There are also control access points on both sides of Gordon Road, Tenth Avenue and Ninth Avenue. Another closure is at Holden Avenue entrance, where Currie Road intersects Montpellier Road.
Metro Police will control traffic flow at the Florida Road and Sandile Thusi intersection using a soft closure.
Parking is not allowed for 20m before intersections on all roads leading off from Florida Road on both sides to allow for the turning around of vehicles.
During the day, as the need arises, there will be overflow parking bays available at the Science Centre open land behind Gordon Road Park on the Montpellier Roadside; Florida Fields complex parking and the Pick ‘n Pay Parking on Florida Road.
One lane from Lambert Road onto Florida Road will be open for St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Congregants until 9am to access the church. Exit after the service will be via Gordon Road church parking exit only. Marshalls will be available on Lambert Road to monitor church traffic entering from that side.
Metro Police will also control traffic at all side roads entering onto Florida Road, allowing access to residents at all times. Metro police will monitor traffic flow including restricting vehicle access in and around Florida Road when all available parking spaces are occupied.
The event’s main stage will be situated at the Gordon Road Park. The official drop-off or pick-up point for the event will be on Florida Road between Tenth and Ninth Avenue, allowing motorists to loop between the two streets via Montpelier Place.
The KFC drive-thru will also be accessible via this loop, however, no roadside parking on Florida Road will be permitted.
