As you’ll be aware from our earlier news story, the Tour De France is coming to England, and will be travelling through our patch on Monday 7th July. As a result, approximately one million people are expected to line the route from Cambridge to London on the day and road closures will be in place throughout the day.
The roads in the immediate vicinity of Parkers Piece in Cambridge will be closed from 6pm onwards on Sunday 6th July, with the other road closures due to come into place at 7am on 7th July. A temporary ‘systems status plan’ will be put into place to take account of these road closures and details will be published shortly along with maps of the affected area.
As a result of the road closures and the amount of people travelling to watch the Tour, Cambridge in particular is likely to be very congested.
To find out how you will be personally affected if you live in that area, please visit your local council website: www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk, www.essex.gov.uk
Please ensure that you allow extra time for travel to work, and check beforehand as to whether your route may be affected.
Some Cambridge businesses, including schools and nurseries, may close for the day so please check beforehand to ensure you don’t face any childcare issues.
Medical cover
We are providing minimal medical cover to the event itself. Medical cover for cyclists is organised by the Tour de France, and St John Ambulance will be providing medical cover to the spectators at areas of high attendance or risk. They will have a mix of foot patrols, cycle response units, ambulances and treatment centres along the route. Clearly however, we will need to respond to any patient who needs emergency medical care and we will be working closely with St John over responding to 999 calls in the vicinity of their response teams.
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If you have any questions about our plans, please email Kevin Rawlins, kevin.rawlins@eastamb.nhs.uk.
Find out more about the Tour De France coming to England: http://letour.yorkshire.com/