The Grand National kicks off this week and people are being warned to expect delays in and around Aintree.
Excitement is already building for this year's Grand National as Liverpool gets ready to host the biggest horse racing event in the country. Thousands of people are expected to descend on Liverpool, with Sefton Council warning of possible delays.
The council will be working with Merseyside Police, Merseytravel and several other partners to help coaches, cars, limousines and even horse boxes get to the right place at the right time.
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A number of diversions and traffic management measures will be in place throughout the festival's three days - Thursday April 13 to Saturday, April 15. People not attending are advised to avoid the A59 Ormskirk Road from Switch Island through to the Black Bull junction.
Ormskirk Road, as well as Park Lane between Bridle Road and Ormskirk Road, will be closed between 4pm and 9pm on all three festival days. Heavy traffic is expected on the A59 from 10am - 2pm. During the closure, traffic will be diverted via Switch Island, Dunnings Bridge Road, Netherton Way and Southport Road.
A spokesperson for Sefton Council said: "The weekend brings thousands of racegoers, tourists and visitors to our beautiful borough and once again all eyes will be on Sefton as the home of incredible international events. We are working closely with partners to help keep the Borough moving during the festival and to keep disruption and delays to a minimum.
"People attending the race meeting itself are encouraged to use the Merseyrail network and alight at Aintree station. After racing finishes on both Friday and Saturday, buses will be operating from Park Lane into Liverpool city centre.
"However, we would ask visitors who are in the region for a number of days to return to Sefton and explore our wonderful Borough and glorious coastline even further."
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