TEST MATCH

Evening Star, Issue 25895, 12 September 1946, Page 3

TEST MATCH

TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS The following arrangements for the control of traffic to and from the test match at Carisbrook on Saturday have been completed by the city traffic department, and traffic inspectors will be on duty controlling traffic to and from Carisbrook. The following streets will be closed to vehicular traffic, with the exception of trade vehicles delivering goods, from 10.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.:—(a) Burns street from South road to Cargill road; (b)' Neville street from Burns street to Wilkie road; (c) McGlashan street from Cargill road to Neville street; (d) Ferguson street (except for official cars and Red Cross cars); (e) Gillies street (except official cars and Red Cross cars); (f) Samuel street (except for official cars and (Red Cross cars). Parking .will be prohibited on the Main South road between Maitland street and Law street, and also on the northern side from Law street to David street. Parking will also be prohibited on the western side of Bradshaw street.

All public vehicles, such as - motor omnibuses and taxis, are to proceed to Carisbrook via Princes street, Anderson’s Bay road, Bridgman street, through Wilkie road and under railway bridge to Gillies and Ferguson streets, dropping passengers and returning by the same route. Official cars and Red Cross cars will he supplied with distinctive stickers. and will be permitted to park as directed by the traffic inspec-

TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS to be observed by motorists attending the test match at Carisbrook on Saturday afternoon, or passing in the vicinity.' Private ears from the city are to proceed via the Main South road over the cemetery hill and park in the streets south of Burns street. The same arrangement will apply for the Otago v. Southland match on September 21, except that Law street will be reserved for Southland cars only.

tor in Ferguson street. A stand for omnibuses will he provided in Ferguson street after the match. - All private cars from the city-are to precede via the main south road over the cemetery hill and park in streets south of Burns street, returning after the match via Helena street or Bradshaw street, Maeandrew road, and Anderson’S Bay road. 1 All vehicles returning from Carisbrook via Princes street are to turn down Manor street, thence via Crawford street to Rattray street. FREE MOVEMENT. In discussing the above arrangements with a ‘ Star ’ reporter, the chief traffic inspector, Mr E. H: Barrett, stated that, the arrangements made would permit pedestrians to have unrestricted movement from the ground to the trams and buses without having to thread their way through motor traffic The transport department would have a long line of waiting tramcars in the South road, and any motorist parking on the north side beyond .Law street would simply havo to stay" there until the long line of tramcars was loaded in the Glen and proceeded over the hill; The same position would arise with motor traffic endeavouring to travel north along Princes street south. There, again, a long line of tramcars discharging passengers at every stop would make it impossible almost for motor traffic to proceed without endangering tram passen- ; gers. Traffic inspectors would be 'on duty at all strategic points, and. if motorists co-operate and comply with their instructions there should be no undue delay or congestion after the match. .