VISITORS are being urged to plan ahead of travelling to the Giant Spectacular in New Brighton this Friday.

Thousands of people are expected to descend on Merseyside for Liverpool's Dream from 4 to 7 October with one Giant visiting New Brighton on Friday, October 5.

Demand is expected to be high for the last ever Giants spectacular so visitors are urged to become prepared and use public transport if possible.

The Giant will wake at Fort Perch Rock at 11am on Friday and will spend the day enjoying the sights and sounds of Wirral.

From here, the giant will walk along Marine Promenade and onto Coastal Drive towards Kings Parade to have a siesta.

After awakening at 3pm, the giant will continue its journey along The Dips and head along Kings Parade, Marine Promenade, Tower Promenade and Magazines Promenade until 5.15pm.

The show will culminate on Sunday with a focus on the waterfront and a parade finale.

Due to the large-scale nature of the event, Wirral Council have had to make changes to bin collections and enforce road closures and restrictions in the area.

Road restrictions will begin from mid afternoon on Thursday, October 4 and will be removed at around 7pm on Friday, October 5 however residents and businesses will be granted access.

There will be limited parking for blue badge holders along Kings Parade and once this is full, holders will be able to park on the dips.

The following road closures will be in place:

  • Ash Grove, Wallasey from its junction with Seabank Road to its junction with Melling Road
  • Atherton Street, Wallasey from its junction with Kings Parade to its junction with Victoria Road
  • Bayswater Road, Wallasey from its junction with Kings Parade / Harrison Drive to its junction with Bayswater Gardens
  • Bayview Drive, Wallasey from its junction with Harrison Drive for its entire length
  • Birch Grove, Wallasey from its junction with Seabank Road to its junction with Melling Road
  • Borough Road East, Wallasey from its junction with Church Road / Victoria Place for its entire length
  • Caithness Drive, Wallasey from its junction with Seabank Road to its junction with Egremont Promenade
  • Coastal Drive, Wallasey from its junction with Kings Parade for its entire length
  • Cumberland Road, Wallasey from its junction with Seabank Road to its junction with Orrell Road
  • Dalmorton Road, Wallasey from its junction with Seabank Road to its junction with Magazine Promenade
  • Dalton Road, Wallasey from its junction with Seabank Road to its junction with Orrell Road
  • Danhurst Road, Wallasey from its junction with Grove Road to its junction with Sandcliffe Road
  • Denton Drive, Wallasey from its junction with Seabank Road to its junction with Haydock Road
  • East Street, Birkenhead from its junction with Birkenhead Road for its entire length (except access for industrial traffic only)
  • Egerton Street, Wallasey from its junction with Rowson Street to its junction with Tower Promenade
  • Egremont Promenade, Wallasey for its entire length
  • Elgin Drive, Wallasey from its junction with Seabank Road to its junction with Egremont Promenade
  • Greenleas Road, Wallasey from its junction with Leasowe Road to its junction with Bayswater Road
  • Hale Road, Wallasey from its junction with Seabank Road to its junction with Haydock Road
  • Harrison Drive, Wallasey from its junction with Bayswater Road to its junction with Grove Road
  • Hertford Drive, Wallasey from its junction with Seabank Road to its junction with Egremont Promenade
  • Holland Road, Wallasey from its junction with Seabank Road to its junction with Magazine Promenade
  • Kings Parade, Wallasey for its entire length
  • Lincoln Drive, Wallasey from its junction with Seabank Road to its junction with Egremont Promenade
  • Magazine Lane, Wallasey from its junction with Seabank Road to its junction with Magazine Promenade
  • Magazine Promenade, Wallasey for its entire length
  • Manor Lane, Wallasey from its junction with Seabank Road to its junction with Egremont Promenade
  • Marine Promenade, Wallasey from its junction with Rowson Street for its entire length
  • Mockbeggar Drive, Wallasey from its junction with Harrison Drive for its entire length
  • Molyneux Drive, Wallasey from its junction with Rowson Street for its entire length
  • New Brighton Promenade, Wallasey
  • Pilots Way, Wallasey for its entire length
  • Portland Street, Wallasey from its junction with Kings Parade to its junction with Victoria Road.
  • Radnor Drive, Wallasey from its junction with Seabank Road to its junction with Egremont Promenade
  • Rowson Street, Wallasey from its junction with Wellington Road to its junction with Marine Promenade
  • Sandcliffe Road, Wallasey from its junction with Grove Road for its entire length
  • Sandon Road, Wallasey from its junction with Brighton Street for its entire length
  • Sea Road, Wallasey from its junction with Grove Road for its entire length
  • Seacombe Promenade, Wallasey for its entire length
  • Seacombe Promenade, Wallasey from its junction with Victoria Place to a point 105metres north of its junction with Victoria Place
  • Shirley Street, Wallasey from its junction with Brighton Street to its junction with Toronto Street
  • Tobin Street, Wallasey from its junction with King Street to its junction with Sandon Promenade
  • Tollemache Street, Wallasey from its junction with Albert Street to its junction with Tower Promenade
  • Tower Promenade, Wallasey for its entire length
  • Vaughan Road, Wallasey from its junction with Seabank Road to its junction with Magazine Promenade
  • Victoria Road, Wallasey from its junction with Rowson Street to its junction with Victoria Parade
  • Warwick Drive, Wallasey from its junction with Seabank Road to its junction with Manor Lane
  • Wellington Road, Wallasey from its junction with Rowson Street to its junction with Waterloo Road
  • Westmoreland Road, Wallasey from its junction with Seabank Road to its junction with Orrell Road

Temporary waiting restrictions will be in place in the following areas:

  • Kings Parade - For its entire length
  • Coastal Drive - For its entire length including the two link roads to Kings Parade
  • Portland Street - Kings Parade to Pilots Way
  • Pilots Way - For its entire length
  • Morrison’s Car Park access - From Kings Parade in a northerly direction for a distance of 55 metres
  • Marine Promenade - Its entire length (including parking bays between Rowson Street and Victoria Parade)
  • Victoria Parade - Belmont Road to Marine Promenade / Tower Promenade
  • Tower Promenade - From Marine Promenade to the turning circle adjacent Egerton Street
  • Bayswater Road - From the end of the North Wallasey Approach Road to the Harrison Drive roundabout
  • Harrison Drive - From the junction with Bayswater Road to Coastal Drive through to Kings Parade
  • Harrison Drive - From the junction with Bayswater Road to Grove Road
  • Bayview Drive - From Harrison Drive to Derby Pool (Harvester) car park access
  • Wallasey Grove Road Station approach road - From Grove Road to station car park
  • Wallasey Village - From Grove Road to Green Lane
  • Grove Road Dean Avenue to Warren Drive (not including the disabled bays outside ‘The Village Medical Centre’)
  • Sandcliffe Road - Grove Road to Coastal Drive (not including 2 to 8 and 1 to 37 Sandcliffe Road)
  • Warren Drive - Grove Road to Victoria Road
  • Victoria Road - Warren Drive to Rowson Street (not including lay-bys outside 144-160 and Wallasey Sea Cadets)
  • Atherton Street - Victoria Road to Kings Parade (Not including parking bay 4 to 12 and 18 to 24 Atherton Street)
  • Rowson Street - Victoria Road to Marine Promenade
  • Rowson Street - Victoria Road to Seabank Road (not including 51 to Stoneacre (Albion Street) and 64 to 102 Rowson Street.
  • Seabank Road - Rowson Street to King Street
  • King Street - Seabank Road to Brighton Street
  • Brighton Street - King Street to Church Road
  • Church Road - Brighton Street to Birkenhead Road
  • Beaufort Road - Wallasey Bridge Road to Ilchester Road
  • Wallasey Bridge Road - Stanley Road to Dock Road

For more information visit http://www.wirral.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-travel/giant-spectacular-parking-and-road-closures#wgSM-0

For an interactive map of the Giant's route visit interactive maps visit www.giantspectactular.com