Fans who want to Rock and Roll All Nite at the Download Festival this year should stick to the marked routes rather than using their sat navs for a smoother and faster travel.
Thousands of rock fans will descend on Donington Park for the annual music festival, which will take place from Friday, June 10 to Sunday, June 12 and will be headlined by Kiss, Iron Maiden, and Biffy Clyro.
Extra traffic police patrols have been dispatched by National Highways, and the event organizers have worked together to keep the roads moving as smoothly as possible.
Jamie Tomlin, a National Highways Network Resilience Planner, said:
We have been working closely with the event organisers and other key partners to ensure that travel to and from the event runs as safely and smoothly as possible.
If you are attending the Download Festival, when you get within a few miles follow the road signs and the instructions from the organisers rather than your sat nav as they will guide you on the correct route to the correct car park. There are changes to the traffic management plan this year so don’t be tempted to follow a previous year’s route.
Our advice to all motorists is allow extra time for journeys in that area over the weekend, particularly if you are catching a flight from East Midlands Airport.
The Download Festival, which takes place over three days and attracts 100,000 people, features 120 musicians from around the world.
Campers can begin arriving on site on Wednesday, June 9th, spreading out festival-goers’ arrival schedules, but nearby roads are expected to be extremely congested until the final departures on Monday, June 13th.
Donington Park is near East Midlands Airport, four miles west of M1 junction 23a and five miles west of M1 junction 24.
The M1, A42, A50, and A453 are all anticipated to be congested in the vicinity. National Highways will employ electronic message boards on surrounding highways to notify motorists of delays.
Follow the @HighwaysWMIDS Twitter stream for real-time traffic reports. On 0300 123 5000, the National Highways customer contact center crew may also provide up-to-date information.
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