Parking and road closure advisories are beginning to be issued for this Sunday’s Falcon Heavy launch. Major takeaway information is:
- SR-401 will be entirely unavailable. If you are planning to head to Route 401, you need to make other plans. (CONFIRMED: no part of SR-401 will be available for launch viewing.)
- No parking on the SR-528 median anywhere.
- The Max Brewer Bridge to Playalinda Beach will be closed entirely at some point during the day. Playalinda itself will close when capacity is reached. If you are heading there, get there early in the morning.
- Kennedy Space Center will be closed to anyone who does not have PREMIUM launch viewing tickets. Regular tickets and annual passes will not be honored. The road to KSCVC and the causeway will be closed.
- Exploration Tower and its parking lots will be closed for a private event.
- Port Canaveral parking will cost $15.00, CASH ONLY. In fact, assume you’re going to need cash for parking wherever you go.
Current LaunchRats viewing recommendations based on this information: Jetty Park, U.S. 1 in Titusville, or the beaches at Cocoa Beach.
The full text of the advisories is posted below, along with maps on the PortCanaveral.com page.
Stay tuned to this space, and to your favorite launch-related social media, for further updates!
Traffic/Parking Advisories:
Parking Advisory from PortCanaveral.com
Roads Advisory from FloridaToday.com
Useful Social Media Accounts:
Titusville Police Department (Twitter)
PortCanaveral.com (Twitter)
Florida Today (Twitter)
45th Space Wing (Twitter)
Chris G./NASAspaceflight.com (Twitter) – for updates on the launch itself
WaywardPlane (Twitter) – the author of this post