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ICC T20 Security Director outlines traffic plan

Apr 11, 2010 News


By Edison Jefford

International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Twenty20 World Cup Security Director of Guyana, Assistant Commissioner Paul Slowe, has outlined a traffic plan that encompasses commuting, parking and security factors for the upcoming mega international event here.
Slowe was speaking Friday at a press conference held at the Guyana National Stadium to update the media on several issues related to security. He said that one of the most crucial aspects to be addressed is the Traffic Management Plan.
The traffic arrangements in place for the five days of international cricket, which include three official events with the Opening Ceremony on April 30 and matches on May 3 and May 4, address issues of congestion and emergency evacuation.
In addition to the three official events, the traffic plans will also be implemented at warm-up games on April 27 and April 28 also at the National Stadium. Slowe said that was necessary since the warm-up games are a simulation of official games.
The eastern carriageway from the Houston bypass to the National Stadium at Providence is a two-lane roadway. However, it will be converted into a Stadium-dedicated traffic lane for persons heading to the cricket.
“Only those persons going to the Stadium, whether they are officials, teams or VIPs, are going to be allowed to use that eastern carriageway. It will be dedicated to Stadium traffic,” Slowe noted.
The western carriageway will be converted into two lanes. “If you are not coming to the stadium, you will be able to use that to go about your business quite freely travelling north and south,” he explained.
The respective international cricket teams, which will be escorted to the venue, ICC Staff, Government Officials and Media will have stickers posted on their vehicles to access the venue via the eastern Stadium-dedicated traffic lane.
Other patrons, who are desirous of parking their vehicles between Princess Hotel and the Stadium, have to buy a sticker for a nominal cost. The stickers are expected to be on sale very soon. The cost, however, is still to be determined.
“You buy the sticker and put in on the car so that the security people controlling that area will know that this is a car that is authorised to use this dedicated lane, and then you are guided straight into the parking area,” Slowe continued.
Parking in the Stadium will be done under supervised police arrangements where the lots that will accommodate vehicles are to be divided into different sections. The red or sterile zone will be inside the fence with special security mechanisms.
“Inside the fence is supposed to be a sterile zone meaning that in order to get in there you have to be properly searched or properly accredited,” Slowe informed. There are entrances and exits thought out for each category of individuals.
The teams, VIP and other officials will use the third entrance heading south to park in the Stadium compound. Government officials, ICC staff and local media will use the second entrance where different areas for parking will be identified.
“From the western road, right up to the turnstile, no parking will be allowed. We are talking here about safety issues-the need for us to have a plan in case we need to evacuate the Stadium, God forbid, but we must have an arrangement,” he said.
The Civil Defence Commission and the Emergency Management team made decisions to use certain areas as “blow-out” areas in case of an emergency. “We have dedicated areas that are going to be properly signed and marked,” Slowe indicated.
Physical barriers and police officers are to control the entrances, exits, parking and other zones related to traffic. Slowe pleaded with spectators to co-operate so that the various traffic systems in place can move smoothly.

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