6 minutes ago, Gareth70 said:

I wouldn't come off at the Burslem turn. Take the tunstall/ kidsgrove turn and come through tunstall. Alternatively take the hanley at Basford come that way round. 

Thanks 👍

3 minutes ago, werstayinup said:

I might try that way but doesn't that bring you out onto high lane?(someone says that is closed off,it wasnt on thursday) is High Lane fully closed to all traffic...... stressful this is 🙂

Like you said it wasn’t closed on Thursday and I didn’t see any road closure warnings 

Just now, Conrad said:

Like you said it wasn’t closed on Thursday and I didn’t see any road closure warnings 

Notice is hereby given that Stoke-on-Trent City Council intend to make an Order under Section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act, 1984, as amended by the Road Traffic (Temporary Restrictions) Act, 1991, the effect of which will be to prohibit the driving of any vehicle along High Lane between the junctions of Eastwood Avenue and Beswick Road. The order is to allow for the completion of carriageway resurfacing and repair works which will come into operation on Saturday 26th April 2025 to Tuesday 6th May 2025 between the hours of 09:30 and 12:30hrs each day or until the works it is proposed to carry out are completed, whichever is the earlier.

 

It's still being promulgated online as a road closure (and will likely still appear that way on google maps/waze etc) but going off that last sentence, hopefully they're already finished and buggered off then. 

Just now, Conrad said:

Like you said it wasn’t closed on Thursday and I didn’t see any road closure warnings 

Just googled it and it looks like its closed from the Haywood to the little roundabout,i have no idea on routes now as i usually use the same 2 or 3 ways to get there but they are all blocked off

Does anyone know if i can come through Tunstall go up Queens Avenue /Green Bank Road and turn right at the top?? as it looks like High Lane is closed if you turn left and not right past the Haywood

Or

Can I can up Waterloo Road up to the lights in Burslem and turn right towards Hamil Road as it looks like Market Place is only closed if you turn left??

Any help from those who live that end is very much appreciated

6 minutes ago, Doha said:

Notice is hereby given that Stoke-on-Trent City Council intend to make an Order under Section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act, 1984, as amended by the Road Traffic (Temporary Restrictions) Act, 1991, the effect of which will be to prohibit the driving of any vehicle along High Lane between the junctions of Eastwood Avenue and Beswick Road. The order is to allow for the completion of carriageway resurfacing and repair works which will come into operation on Saturday 26th April 2025 to Tuesday 6th May 2025 between the hours of 09:30 and 12:30hrs each day or until the works it is proposed to carry out are completed, whichever is the earlier.

 

It's still being promulgated online as a road closure (and will likely still appear that way on google maps/waze etc) but going off that last sentence, hopefully they're already finished and buggered off then. 

I know I am sounding a bit thick here but does that mean the road should be open after 12.30 today either way Doha? you never know with this council

Can someone go and drive along it and have a look please 🙂 

38 minutes ago, worldsendvalefan said:

I am travelling up from Aylesbury today by car, but I am hearing of all sorts of road closures around Vale Park. I have my parking space booked on the Vale car park. So just wondering what is the best way of getting to the ground. I had originally planned to come off the D road and up through Middleport but don't know if that is going to be the best way now. Any ideas please

It isn't! The centre of Burslem is definitely closed. 

You'd have to come off at Tunstall and come down Hamil Rd from the north east, or come off at Etruria, cut across Sandbach Rd towards Smallthorne, past Burslem cemetery on your right (don't turn left and go up through Cobridge on Waterloo Rd towards Burslem as the centre being closed means it will likely be a nightmare), and then turn left to come down Hamil Rd.

For anyone coming from Tunstall, Louise St just off Lorne St is down as completely closed due to watermain works, there's no access at all as the road will be dug up, so if you come down Dolly's Lane towards Lorne Street/Bycars lane you'll get trapped at the end unless you turn left up Shaftsbury Ave back towards High lane, away from the ground and back on yourself. Nightmare.

Glad I'm not driving, it can be difficult enough to get away after the game when the crowd is sub 5000. Today will be, simply, <ovf censored> chaos. You might want to get your ticket office tents and camp stoves out again.

All the closures etc can be seen here - 

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53 minutes ago, worldsendvalefan said:

I am travelling up from Aylesbury today by car, but I am hearing of all sorts of road closures around Vale Park. I have my parking space booked on the Vale car park. So just wondering what is the best way of getting to the ground. I had originally planned to come off the D road and up through Middleport but don't know if that is going to be the best way now. Any ideas please

If it were me, I would come off (A500) at the city centre turn off (A53) follow that road as though you were going to Leek through Cobridge lights then take a left onto Sandbach Rd / then Sneyd Hill, which will take you upto Smallthorne roundabouts. Left turn at the roundabout and easy from there. 👍

Edited May 3, 20251 yr by barny61

20 minutes ago, Conrad said:

Like you said it wasn’t closed on Thursday and I didn’t see any road closure warnings 

Turn left at cobridge lights come into Burslem that way

3 minutes ago, werstayinup said:

 does that mean the road should be open after 12.30 today either way Doha?

It does mate, should be. I had to open the statutory legal notice of closure pdf to find that information, the headline info about the closure insinuates it's closed throughout until the 6th May.

For those who can walk, you may be a lot better off parking a long way out and walking down. For the elderly/anyone who's physically disabled and driving in to park at Synectics etc, I would get to the ground very early to avoid the stress that today's traffic chaos will certainly be. 

3 minutes ago, barny61 said:

If it were me, I would come off (A500) at the city centre turn off (A53) follow that road as though you were going to Leek through Cobridge lights then take a left onto Sandbach Rd / then Sneyd Hill, which will take you upto Smallthorne roundabouts. Left turn at the roundabout and easy from there. 👍

I agree, that's the best, or tbh the only way, if you're coming from a southerly direction. High Lane if from the north. West you'll have to pick one of the first two! Or go east to Norton Le Moors and then come back on yourself. 

 

1 minute ago, Doha said:

It does mate, should be. I had to open the statutory legal notice of closure pdf to find that information, the headline info about the closure insinuates it's closed throughout until the 6th May.

For those who can walk, you may be a lot better off parking a long way out and walking down. For the elderly/anyone who's physically disabled and driving in to park at Synectics etc, I would get to the ground very early to avoid the stress that today's traffic chaos will certainly be. 

I am just hoping someone drives along there before i set out at 12.40 and lets us know 🙂 

Thanks for the help Doha,it does look like you can come up along the side of the Haywood though and turn right at the top onto High Lane,if so i might go that way then come down Hamil road(like i usually do and park in a side road

4 minutes ago, Doha said:

I agree, that's the best, or tbh the only way, if you're coming from a southerly direction. High Lane if from the north. West you'll have to pick one of the first two! Or go east to Norton Le Moors and then come back on yourself. 

 

Just misses all the roadworks as well. 👍

Match day, suns out light breeze Vale already promoted and could be league champs at 5pm. Every game we go I say I'll try to not get over excited today to our kid but not today! Go on Vale! 

23 minutes ago, Gareth70 said:

Turn left at cobridge lights come into Burslem that way

Yes, that as well. 👍

Was just keeping away from Town centre. 

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29 minutes ago, Doha said:

Notice is hereby given that Stoke-on-Trent City Council intend to make an Order under Section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act, 1984, as amended by the Road Traffic (Temporary Restrictions) Act, 1991, the effect of which will be to prohibit the driving of any vehicle along High Lane between the junctions of Eastwood Avenue and Beswick Road. The order is to allow for the completion of carriageway resurfacing and repair works which will come into operation on Saturday 26th April 2025 to Tuesday 6th May 2025 between the hours of 09:30 and 12:30hrs each day or until the works it is proposed to carry out are completed, whichever is the earlier.

 

It's still being promulgated online as a road closure (and will likely still appear that way on google maps/waze etc) but going off that last sentence, hopefully they're already finished and buggered off then. 

Going back to this It says from Sat the 26th 9.30-12.30 yet when i drove along there around 10.30 Thursday morning it was open,so i am wondering if they have done and its now open?