Temporary road closures for Weymouth's Quayside Music Festival
Part of Weymouth Harbour will be shut for the weekend
Last updated 27th Aug 2021
Dorset Council are putting a temporary road closure in place at Custom House Quay for Weymouth's Quayside music festival this weekend.
From Saturday the 28th August at 07:00 until Sunday 29th August at 23:59 will be shut to all vehicles, cyclists and horse riders. That doesn't include emergency services.
Alternative routes
The alternative routes for through traffic from the west will be via Commercial Road, Lower St Alban Street and St. Thomas Street to St. Edmund Street
and from the east via St. Mary Street, St. Edmund Street and Lower St. Edmund Street to Commercial Road.
As a result of this closure, the following other measures will take effect between the times indicated above:
- The diversion route through Lower St. Alban Street and St. Thomas Street will mean that the Prohibition of Driving Order in Lower St. Alban Street which starts at its junction with St Nicholas Street (os Tesco Metro), will be revoked temporarily.
- Parking spaces (six bays) in Zone F will not be available on Custom House Quay outside ‘The Rendezvous’
- Pedestrian access to the area between ‘The Rendezvous’ and St. Mary Street on Custom House Quay will be restricted.
- Pedestrain diversion routes are; For Town Bridge, St Marys Street - St Edmund Street. For Commercial Road, St Marys Street - St Edmund Street - Lower St Edmund Street.
Restrictions are in place for the festival
After weeks of working with Dorset Council organisers of the Quayside Music Festival announced the event will be going ahead on Facebook.
Part of the post from the 18th of August said:
"Today we had a great news that we can now go ahead but we do have to tell you that the outside area will be restricted to 500 people in outside area. Due to the new layout of the harbourside and the pedestrianisation and the extra footfall in town from the staycation period we have worked closely with our council to make sure that we minimise any potential large gatherings.
"This festival remains free entry but please understand we will have to control the numbers in and out so there will be a new layout of entry points."