| Transport Scotland and festival organisers DF Concerts have been working hard to ensure people enjoy a weekend that is memorable for the music and not the traffic.
In past years, roads in Perthshire have come to a standstill as thousands made their way to the festival.
However, to make sure journeys to the site run smoothly in 2009, up-to-the-minute travel information will be provided on special pages on the Transport Scotland website www.trafficscotland.org/tinthepark
Transport Scotland’s travel information manager Peter Cullen said, “There’s more to good journey planning than just jumping in the car and hoping for the best. If people use the information provided, their journey will be easier and they’ll be enjoying themselves sooner.”
The organisers and Transport Scotland recommend revellers:
- Consider public transport: Citylink’s T in the Park coach shuttles are fast, cheap, tidy and reliable, plus they also offer the greenest means of getting to Balado.
Traffic Scotland also provides information on how you can park and ride to the festival.
- Follow the signage: Advice for driving to the festival is available on Traffic Scotland’s website and special signs to the event will be posted along key routes.
- Be aware that car park tickets will be required: If you haven’t bought your car-park ticket in advance, there will be a limited number of car parking spaces available on entry to the car park.
You will need to pay again if your vehicle leaves and re-enters the car park.
- Check the Traffic Scotland website before you go: It offers up-to-the-minute advice on traffic across the whole festival period so you’ll know in advance of any problems and which roads to avoid.
- Allow extra time: With 85,000 people travelling to the festival, it won’t be a surprise to learn roads will be busier, so give yourself plenty of time to get there.
- Give someone a lift: Car sharing is not only good for environment, but it will help with traffic to and from the site.
Car park tickets have been made available in advance to enable organisers to know where customers are coming from and when they may arrive and depart.
Traffic pulsing has also been introduced at Carnbo to help clear standstill traffic from local villages and officers stationed at the traffic control room in Perth will monitor traffic developments across Scotland to ensure a rapid response should an incident occur. |
