Just purchased a car park season ticket for the new "bridge " area which i believe is near the old Falmer school .. How easy is it to get in and out of that area , Is anyone familiar with that area at all ? Looking for some advice if possible please
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Mileoakman
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Yes I got one as well. I swopped this year from the Uni site because I thought that as the number of spaces is fixed, (i.e. 650), I will be able to turn up a bit later than I did at the Uni. Often the Uni had things on which meant parking some distance from the ground if you got there later.
As far as I know the entrance and exit will be off the A270 or A27 and through the bridge next to Southern Water. I think the problems will be getting away as the exit for everybody will be through the railway bridge which is single carriageway and also likely to be thronged with pedestrians as well.
Time will tell whether its a good move or not. It might be I have to join the late stayers for half an hour after the game to let the majority disperse. We will see.
Theatre of Trees
Well-known member
I'd be very surprised if they used that bridge as it does not seem wide enough. Most likely route will be the one the teachers for BACA use, namely via Moulescomb Way, which is accessed off the A270, by the traffic lights next to where the railway crosses the dual carriageway.
Lord Bracknell
On fire
That would involve using Lucraft Road. It is a condition of the planning permission for the construction of the car park that NO matchday traffic uses Lucraft Road:-
Condition 12: When the car park is used in connection with the American Express
Community Stadium, the only vehicular access and egress shall only be via
the A270 and tunnel under the railway-line and shall not be via Lucraft
Road.
Reason: In order to prevent the use of Lucraft Road by vehicles and to
prevent noise and disturbance to nearby residents as a result of vehicles
using Lucraft Road plus other residential roads within Moulsecoomb and to
comply with policies TR1, TR7 and QD27 of the Brighton & Hove Local
Plan.
http://present.brighton-hove.gov.uk/Published/C00000118/M00003342/AI00027252/ABH201200384FormerFalmerHighSchool.pdf
Theatre of Trees
Well-known member
Unless the bridge is being widened those thinking of a nice easy getaway can think again as that route is heavily used by pedestrians and cyclists.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Why are the club not providing some kind of simple map to illustrate the entrance/exit routes to the carpark ?
Its unbelievable that people are stumping up hundreds of pounds in advance of this, without really knowing how its going to function.
Its unbelievable that people are stumping up hundreds of pounds in advance of this, without really knowing how its going to function.
ManOnTheRun
Active member
I'm pretty sure it is via the Bridge. I had reason to meet with Steve Reeves, BHAFC Transport Manager, a few months back. I seem to recall that he said it would one way (In) Pre game and one way (Out) Post game. Although I guess things may have changed.
As Lord B says Lucraft Road is not going to be used. I get the feeling it could be pretty busy down there after games. A lot of pedestrians/cyclists head that way. I wonder how the club will manage priority i.e. Will they hold cars until pedestrians have cleared the route?
TrickyOne
New member
I work in the academy so have been parking there on match days, which was quality. Going out through the tunnel is much quicker than driving down Lurcraft. However, I'm not to keen on joining 600+ cars trying to get out through the tunnel next season.
Mutts Nuts
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- Oct 30, 2011
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It will take at least an hour to get out after games , as is the case in all football ground carparks servicing grounds the same or similar to ours
jgmcdee
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- Mar 25, 2012
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Silly question but how did you purchase this? I can't see anything on the official site (although given the fragmented state of it I wouldn't be at all surprised if it's tucked away somewhere there...)