Full list of road closures as thousands set to take to the streets for colourful Birmingham and Sandwell Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan procession
The huge parade will travel through both Birmingham and Sandwell today.
Thousands of people are expected to travel through the streets of Birmingham and Sandwell today as part of the colourful Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan.
Starting at 9.30am, the parade will run throughout the day, making its way down Soho Road, Birmingham, before coming to a close in Smethwick at 6pm.
The event sees thousands of people take to the streets each year, with drumming, music, and singing being heard all around the region.
The event honours the founding of the Sikh community, the Khalsa, which was formed in 1699.
This year, the thousand-strong procession will begin at the Gurdwara Babe Ke in Hockley, Birmingham, at 9.30am, before arriving at the Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha in Handsworth at 10.20am.
The procession will then move on to the Shri Guru Ravidass for 11am, then head to the Gurdwara Baba Deep Singh Ji Shaheed for 11.40am.
The final stretch will see the procession travel to the Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Smethwick at 1.15pm, and finally to the Gurdwara Baba Singh Ji at 2.15pm.
More than 10,000 people are expected to turn out for the event this year, with rolling road closures being put in place to make the procession routes safe.
See the full list of road closures below:
Birmingham
A41 Soho Road
A41 Soho Hill
Hockley Circus Roundabout onto the A41 northbound
Naden Road
Hampstead Road
PArk Avenue
Soho Avenue
Piers Road
Whitehall Road
Ivy Road
Thornhill Road
Holliday Road
Waverhill Road
Stratford Road
Ninveh Road
The 16, 16A and 74, 101, 11A and 11C bus services may also be likely to be delayed or diverted during the closures.
Smethwick
Grove Lane
Car park Bank of Scotland
Tara Lane
Linwood Roa
Boulton Road
Murdock Road
Babington Road
Alfred Road
Queens Head Road
Rookery Road
Booth Street
Mount Road
Brewery Road
Wad Street
Chapel Street
Crocketts Road
Anne Road
Cornwall Road
Foundry Lane
Rabone Park
Steel Bright Road
Soho Road
Rolfe Street
Engine Street
Bridge Street North
Bridge Street South
Rolfe Street at the intersection with New Street
Hill Street
Rabone Lane
A457 Tollhouse Way
A4030 High Street
B4169 High Street
St Paul’s Road
Fenton Street
Trinity Street
Stony Lanme
Dibble Road
Sabell Road
White Road
St Albans Road
Bowden Road
Chatwin Street
Bertram Road.
Grove Lane, Boulton Road, Murdock Road, Rookery Road, Sycamore Road, Booth Street, Mount Road, Rolfe Street and Foundary Road are likely to be affected by the road closures between 11am and 2.30pm, meaning that the 54A, 80, 87, and 89 may also be delayed or diverted.