The proclamation ceremony of King Charles III, the UK’s new monarch, will result in road closures and traffic diversions along West Bay Road outside Government House, according to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service.
In a statement released Saturday, 10 Sept., a spokesperson for the RCIPS said the road closures would begin from 6pm today and run until 12pm Sunday.
The following areas will be closed:
- West Bay Road will be closed between the western entrance to Governor’s Square (just north of the Governor’s Beach parking lot) and the vicinity of Eats Café (Cayman Falls Plaza).
- There will also be a traffic diversion for northbound traffic on West Bay Road in the vicinity of Safehaven Drive. Local access will be permitted to the Westin and other commercial properties in the vicinity. Other northbound traffic will be diverted onto Safehaven Drive and back onto the Esterley Tibbetts Highway.
- Southbound traffic on West Bay Road travelling past Governor’s Beach will be diverted left through Governor’s Square and onto the Esterley Tibbetts Highway via Lime Tree Bay Avenue.
- Lime Tree Bay Avenue will be closed to westbound traffic in the vicinity of the southwestern entrance to Governor’s Square.
- Westbound traffic from the Esterley Tibbetts Highway, needing access to properties on West Bay Road, just north of Governor’s Beach, will be diverted through Governor’s Square. Access to Regatta will be permitted.
- Members of the public needing to access Governor’s Beach by vehicle, or by foot, will be able to do so via West Bay Road, north of Governor’s Beach.
Police are asking motorists to exercise caution when travelling in the areas during the times specified.
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