Belladrum traffic management change set to improve experience for festivalgoers and residents
Belladrum organisers are “confident” that a new traffic management strategy will “vastly improve” the flow of vehicles in the area during the festival.
Today the team behind the Tartan Heart Festival, which will take place from July 25 to July 28 near Beauly, revealed they will implement major travel changes in order to avoid the traffic gridlock which caused major issues to festivalgoers and residents on the opening day last year.
The new setup will see the entrances to the car park doubled from two to four, the addition of a new pick up and drop off area for taxis, buses and other vehicles, as well as hiring a new company which will be in charge of both internal and external traffic management.
Festival staff will also have their own parking area and parking passes will be sent out by post to display on the car in a bid to make it easier for festivalgoers and staff to find their parking space.
Event producer Dougie Brown sais: This has been a very long process where we have worked alongside Highland Council, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and Police Scotland as well as months of consultations with the local community councils and residents, who are the ones that will
“We are very confident that these changes will vastly improve the flow of traffic both internally and externally.
“Additionally this year we are stressing to festivalgoers the importance of keeping on the main routes and avoiding the smaller back roads in order to make it easier for local residents to go on about with their daily lives during the event.”
The festival, which is expected to bring around 24,000 people to the area,
Mr Brown continued: “This type of events will inevitably cause some delays, but it’s about making it as manageable as possible.”
