Parklife 2024 is almost upon us. One of the country’s biggest music festivals, the event will see thousands flock to Heaton Park for a weekend of live artists, DJs and performers, and hopefully a bit of nice weather to boot too. This year’s festival, running on June 8 and 9, will feature headline performances from the likes of Doja Cat, Disclosure, Becky Hill, and CamelPhat. Other artists performing across the weekend will include Sugababes, Rudimental, Ella Henderson, Peggy Gou, Four Tet, Kaytranada and Anotr. Along some of the new additions to this year’s festival, the event will also, for the first time, feature an alcohol-free bar courtesy of Love From. There will also be a pop-up fashion stall from SHEIN, if you’re in need of some last minute garments. READ MORE: Parklife 2024 entry times, lineup, venue, stages and everything else you need to know As ever, the event will see lead to an impact on traffic and travel in areas surrounding the festival site. And it’s something that those living near to Heaton Park, as well as those getting both to and from the festival, will want to keep an eye out for. Thankfully, we’ve rounded up the big road closures and bus diversions that will be in place across the weekend. As always, diversions and closures may alter at the last minute and it’s always worth keeping an eye on TfGM and the Bee Network for any last-minute updates. Road closures There will be increased congestion around the festival site across the weekend, which will have an impact on the surrounding area. Primarily road closures and additional traffic is expected to affect Middleton Road, Victoria Avenue, Sheepfoot Lane, Bury Old Road and Junctions 17 and 20 of the M60 between 1pm and 4pm and from 10pm to 1am. Middleton Road: Closed from Heywood Old Road to Sheepfoot Lane (in both directions) from 7pm until 2am on both days. The road will be closed to all traffic, including permit holders. M60, Junction 19: All exits and entrances will be closed from 7pm until 2am on both days, except for the anti-clockwise slip road onto the M60. Middleton Road: Closed from Victoria Avenue to Crumpsall Lane in both directions from 8pm until 1am. Sheepfoot Lane: Closed from Bury Old Road to Middleton Road in both directions from 8pm until 1am. Blackley New Road: Closed from Middleton Road to Riverdale Road in both directions between 8pm and 1am. Meade Hill Road: Closed in both directions from Sheepfoot Lane to Middleton Road during 8pm and 1am. Bury Old Road: Closed from Whittaker Lane to Scholes Lane / Sheepfoot Lane in both directions from 8pm until 1am. Sheepfoot Lane: Closed from Bury Old Road to Middleton Road between 9pm and 1am. No waiting. No parking during this time. Also, no loading or unloading. Any vehicles parked here may be towed. Victoria Avenue: A one-way system will be in place on Victoria Avenue, near Heaton Park, from 7pm until 2am on both days of Parklife. Throughout the festival, traffic will only be able to travel westbound towards Middleton Road. This will be in effect between the junction of Tweedle Hill Road to the junction of Middleton Road. Whittaker Lane: A one-way system will also be in operation on Whittaker Lane. The lane will be open to westbound traffic only, from Bury Old Road to Heywood Road. This will be in effect on both days from 8pm until 2am. Bus diversions The 41, 59, 66, 90, 94, 135, and 156 bus routes will all face diversions due to Parklife. Bus diversions will be in place from 8pm until 2am on both days, apart from the 94 bus route which will follow the diverted route throughout the entire festival. 41 – from Middleton to Sale: Normal route up until Plant Hill Road. Route will then head left at Chapel Lane, right at Mill Brow and ahead at Delaunays Road. It will then go left at Crumpsall Way and resume its normal route at N.M.G.H. 41 – from Sale to Middleton: Normal route up until N.M.G.H. Route then heads right at Delaunays Road, ahead to Mill Brow and then left at Chapel Lane. Service will then head right at Plant Hill Road and then resume the normal route. 59 – from Manchester to Oldham: Normal route until Middleton Road, then will go right at Crumpsall Lane and left at Delaunays Road. Then route will go ahead at Mill Brow, ahead on Old Market Street and then left at Middleton Old Road. Service then goes left at Rochdale Road and ahead onto Manchester New Road, omitting Victoria Avenue. It will then make the first exit to enter Middleton Bus Station and resume normal route. 59 – from Oldham to Manchester: From Middleton Bus Station, service will take a third exit onto Manchester New Road, and then ahead onto Rochdale Road. Then goes right at Middleton Old Road, right onto Old Market Stread and ahead onto Mill Brow. Then ahead onto Delaunays Road, right on Crumpsall Lane and left onto Middleton Road to then continue as normal. 66 – from Eccles to Prestwich: Normal route until Hilton Lane, where it will omit Scholes Lane. Left at Bury New Road, right onto St Mary’s Road, and left at Rectory Lane before returning to normal route. 66 – from Prestwich to Eccles: Normal route until Bury New Road, when it will omit St Mary’s Road. Service will go right onto Hilton Lane then continue as normal. 90 – from Simister to Kersal: Normal route until Heys Road then will go left at Heywood Road and continue ahead to resume as normal. 90 – from Kersal to Simister: Normal route to Heywood Road, continuing ahead and turning right at Heys Road to resume as normal. 94 – from N.M.G.H to Bury: Normal route up until Bury Old Road, then going left at Singleton Road and right on Bury New Road. Then continuing as normal. 94 – from Bury to N.M.G.H: Normal route until Bury New Road, which it will then go ahead and turn left at Sington Road. Then right onto Bury Old Road and continuing normal route. 135 – from Manchester to Bury: Normal route to Bury Old Road, then turning left at Singleton Road and right at Bury New Road. Will then take the second exit at the roundabout towards Bury New Road and continue as normal. 135 – from Bury to Manchester: Normal route to Bury New Road, omitting Bury Old Road. Service will then continue ahead and take a second exit at the roundabout towards Bury New Road, then left at Singleton Road and right at Bury Old Road. Then continuing like normal. 156 – from N.M.G.H to Middleton: From N.M.G.H, turns ahead at Delaunays Road and right at Mill Brow. Then goes ahead onto Old Market Street, left at Middleton Old Road, left at Rochdale Road and ahead onto Manchester New Road. Then takes first exit into Middleton Bus Station. 156 – from Middleton to N.M.G.H: From Middleton Bus Station, takes the third exit onto Manchester New Road, ahead onto Rochdale Road, right onto Middleton Old Road, right onto Old Market Street and ahead onto Mill Brow to continue as normal.
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