Damion Martin, who lives in the blue zone area around Sabina Park in Kingston, pastesa sticker on his car windshield yesterday. The blue zone sticker is to allow motorists who live in the area to have free access to their homes. -Norman Grindley/Deputy Chief Photographer

Daraine Luton, Staff Reporter

MOTOR VEHICLE owners living in the designated blue zone around Sabina Park are failing to collect access passes speedily enough, according to officials of the Local Organising Committee (LOC).

Just over 60 per cent of applicants had collected passes at press time on yesterday's final announced day of issuing.

The passes allow persons who live or work in the blue zone to gain access to affected roads leading to their homes and businesses during match days.

Manager of Logistics and Operations at the LOC, Lisa O'Gilvie, has said that the distribution period will be extended to ensure travel in the affected communities is hassle free. In the same vein, however, she said it was important that people who have registered for vehicular access to the area pick up their stickered passes.

"I am making an appeal to persons to pick up their passes so as to avoid congestion on those days," Ms. O'Gilvie said.

Distribution of passes

Distribution of access passes has been taking place at the Salvation Army Church on Prince of Wales Street, Allman Town, since last Thursday.

Meanwhile, persons who work in affected areas need not turn up for their passes as representatives from the various businesses have begun collecting them for mass distribution.

Affected roads

ON ICC Cricket World Cup match days, the following Kingston roads will be affected and vehicular traffic will be restricted to persons who have justifiable reasons to traverse them.

Anderson Road - (south of Woodford Street)

Campbell Road

Central Avenue

East Avenue

East Lane

Emerald Street, now George Headley Drive

Goodwin Park Road

Grace Street

Hampton Street

Hart Street

Hibbert Street

Laidlaw Street

Liverpool Street

Mid Avenue

North Avenue

North Street (the area between Central Avenue and South Camp Road)

Rosemount Avenue

Seaforth Street

South Avenue

South Camp Road

Stanford Street

Stanton Street

Top of James Street

West Avenue

Access to these roads may be less stringent between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on match days.