This weekend will see thousands of rugby fans descend on Cardiff to support Wales in their fourth game in this year's Six Nations' Championship against France.
The clash will take place on Friday, March 11, at the Principality Stadium, with kick-off at 8pm.
Road closures will be in place to protect the crowds, while bus diversions will accommodate the closures and ensure travel can continue.
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In preparation for the match, Cardiff Council has confirmed there will be a full road closure in the city centre from 4.30pm until midnight to ensure ticket-holders can get into and out of the stadium safely.
The council also said that from 7am, Scott Road and Park Street will be closed because of the need to prepare Gate 5 and protect queuing fans.
The full list of road closures from 4.30pm on Friday:
- Kingsway from its junction with North Road to its junction with Duke Street.
- Cowbridge Road East from its junction with Cathedral Road to its junction with Westgate Street.
- Tudor Street from its junction with Clare Road to its junction with Wood Street (access for residents and traders will be permitted via Fitzhammon Embankment.)
- Plantagenet Street and Beauchamp Street from their junctions with Despenser Place to their junctions with Tudor Street (access for residents and traders will be permitted.)
- The following roads will be closed in their entirety: Duke Street, Castle St, High Street, St Mary Street, Caroline Street, Wood Street, Central Square, Westgate Street, Quay Street, Guildhall Place, Golate, Park Street, Havelock Street and Scott Road.
- Station Terrace and Guildford Street from the junction with Newport Road to the junction with Churchill Way will be access for buses only during the times of the road closures. This is to ensure that there is reliable access for buses to the satellite points in Churchill Way.
It should also be noted that Penarth Road / Saunders Road (at the rear of Cardiff Central Train Station) will be closed between 20.45pm and 23.00pm to facilitate crowds entering the train station, or when the council deem it safe to reopen.
Additionally, access to part of the Civic Centre will be controlled throughout the day, with access allowed only for event parking, limited commuter parking, loading and access to private car parks. Roads affected include King Edward VII Avenue, Museum Avenue, City Hall Road, College Road and Gorsedd Gardens Road.
Cardiff Bus has also urged fans and users to plan their journeys on Friday in advance, as city centre diversions will be in place between 4.15pm and the last bus.
It also advises customers that there will be some changes to normal match day stops, along with route diversions.
The full list of bus diversions from 4.15pm on Friday:
- Services 1 and 2 and 7 will start and end at Canal Street. Services 1 & 2 will not serve the rear of Central Railway Station (Stop JM & JN) from the time roads are closed until the end of service.
- The Baycar service 6 will start and end at the Customhouse Street (stop JG) only and will not serve the rear of Central Railway Station from the time the roads close until the end of service.
- Services 8, 9, 9A, and X45 towards Cardiff Bay and the Sports Village will start and end at Hayes Bridge Road.
- Services 13, 15, 17, 18, 25, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96 and 96A will start and end at Fitzhamon Embankment.
- Services 21, 23, 24 & 35 will start from Greyfriars Road GN (south side).
- Services 27, 28, 28A & 30 will start from a temporary bus stop on Kingsway, opposite Friary Gardens.
- Services 35, 51, 53 will start and end at Greyfriars Road.
- Services 8 and 9 to the Heath Hospital, 11, 44, 45, 49, 50, 52, 57, 58 and X45 (to St Mellons) will start and end at Churchill Way.
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