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[Peter Bennett]

Bloomin' great news after three of us have booked to go from 3rd October to 7th October...............

27/07/2011 ROAD WORKS ON GALLIPOLI PENINSULA

Gallipoli Access 2011

Over the coming months, a program of works will be conducted along Anzac Cove including the construction of a concrete gravity sea wall along the back of the beach through Anzac Cove which will protect the area and nearby headland cemeteries from the impact of the sea. The surface of the road above Anzac Cove will also be upgraded with proper drainage installed, and the surrounding land side slope will be landscaped.

These works will be carried out between July and December 2011. During this period there will be some disruption to access to the Anzac Commemorative site and surrounding roads.  

From July until 8 October 2011 visitor access in the following areas will be affected:

Visitor access to the Anzac Commemorative Site (ACS) will be possible only via the northern entrance on roads through Bigali and Buyukanafarta villages.
There will be no visitor access along Anzac Cove Road to Brighton Beach Cemetary, Shrapnel Valley, Plugge’s Plateau, Anzac Cove and Ari Burnu. Shell Green will still be accessible via Artillery road from Lone Pine.
Second Ridge road will remain open to visitor access from Kabetepe with access to Lone Pine, The Nek and Chunuk Bair.

From 8 October until 2 December visitor access will be affected in the following areas:

There will be no visitor access to the ACS, Canterbury Cemetery, Commonwealth War Graves Commission cottages, No.2 Outpost Cemetery, New Zealand No. 2 Outpost Cemetery and Embarkation Pier.
Visitor access will be opened along Anzac Cove Road (from Kabatepe direction) to Brighton Beach Cemetery, Shrapnel Valley, Plugge’s Plateau, Anzac Cove, Ari Burnu and Shell Green.
Second Ridge road will remain open to visitor access (from Kabetepe direction), including to notable locations such as Lone Pine, The Nek and Chunuk Bair.

From 2 December until 27 December visitor access will be affected in the following areas:

Visitor access to notable locations along Anzac Cove Road from Embarkation Pier to Brighton Beach (including the ACS, Ari Burnu and Beach Cemetary) will be possible only via the northern entrance on roads through Bigali and Buyukanafarta villages.
Second Ridge road will remain open to visitor access (from Kabetepe direction), including to notable locations such as Lone Pine, The Nek and Chunuk Bair.

[Geoff Greensmith]

We had better take our walking boots .

Oh nearly forgot our walking sticks too

Geoff


Can't wait for our trip

Peter Bennett, on 27 July 2011 - 09:23 PM, said:

Bloomin' great news after three of us have booked to go from 3rd October to 7th October...............

27/07/2011 ROAD WORKS ON GALLIPOLI PENINSULA

Gallipoli Access 2011

Over the coming months, a program of works will be conducted along Anzac Cove including the construction of a concrete gravity sea wall along the back of the beach through Anzac Cove which will protect the area and nearby headland cemeteries from the impact of the sea. The surface of the road above Anzac Cove will also be upgraded with proper drainage installed, and the surrounding land side slope will be landscaped.

These works will be carried out between July and December 2011. During this period there will be some disruption to access to the Anzac Commemorative site and surrounding roads.  

From July until 8 October 2011 visitor access in the following areas will be affected:

Visitor access to the Anzac Commemorative Site (ACS) will be possible only via the northern entrance on roads through Bigali and Buyukanafarta villages.
There will be no visitor access along Anzac Cove Road to Brighton Beach Cemetary, Shrapnel Valley, Plugge’s Plateau, Anzac Cove and Ari Burnu. Shell Green will still be accessible via Artillery road from Lone Pine.
Second Ridge road will remain open to visitor access from Kabetepe with access to Lone Pine, The Nek and Chunuk Bair.

From 8 October until 2 December visitor access will be affected in the following areas:

There will be no visitor access to the ACS, Canterbury Cemetery, Commonwealth War Graves Commission cottages, No.2 Outpost Cemetery, New Zealand No. 2 Outpost Cemetery and Embarkation Pier.
Visitor access will be opened along Anzac Cove Road (from Kabatepe direction) to Brighton Beach Cemetery, Shrapnel Valley, Plugge’s Plateau, Anzac Cove, Ari Burnu and Shell Green.
Second Ridge road will remain open to visitor access (from Kabetepe direction), including to notable locations such as Lone Pine, The Nek and Chunuk Bair.

From 2 December until 27 December visitor access will be affected in the following areas:

Visitor access to notable locations along Anzac Cove Road from Embarkation Pier to Brighton Beach (including the ACS, Ari Burnu and Beach Cemetary) will be possible only via the northern entrance on roads through Bigali and Buyukanafarta villages.
Second Ridge road will remain open to visitor access (from Kabetepe direction), including to notable locations such as Lone Pine, The Nek and Chunuk Bair.

[Gully Ravine]

Hi  As of today (we're here!), you can access Anzac from the north and get to just south of NZ Outpost No 2 Cemetery (by car).  From the south, the road is closed just north of the turn to 2nd Ridge Road (which remains open).  For driving, the only inconvenience seems to be a detour inland if you wish to go from Anzac to Suvla - not a big deal?  Looks like access around this area on foot is still possible.  Regards  Keith

[Geoff Greensmith]

Keith

Thanks for the info

Geoff

Gully Ravine, on 22 September 2011 - 03:42 PM, said:

Hi  As of today (we're here!), you can access Anzac from the north and get to just south of NZ Outpost No 2 Cemetery (by car).  From the south, the road is closed just north of the turn to 2nd Ridge Road (which remains open).  For driving, the only inconvenience seems to be a detour inland if you wish to go from Anzac to Suvla - not a big deal?  Looks like access around this area on foot is still possible.  Regards  Keith

[jamesbenn123]

Hi Geoff

I was over on the peninsula last month and the road through Anzac was closed. However, we were told locally that even if the road appears closed (i.e. there is a 'road closed' sign) you can still drive on past the signs until the actual roadworks stop you! I was told that many of the roadwork signs are put in place well in advance of any local road closures, and are then left in place long after the work is finished! We had no trouble at all ignoring the odd sign.

Yeah, take the sticks - we had a little run-in with some excitable dogs near Twelve Tree Copse at Helles! No harm done though.

Enjoy your trip,

James