Minimal impact on Albany traffic expected during first two weeks of filming of We Bury The Dead

Several Albany roads will be temporarily closed over the coming fortnight as filming starts on the zombie thriller We Bury The Dead, starring Daisy Ridley of Star Wars fame.

Produced by Perth-based production company The Penguin Empire, the film will be entirely filmed on location in Albany and the Great Southern.

After months of location scouting and final preparations, filming began on Monday on Sussex Street and will continue well into March with York Street also set to feature in the film.

The City of Albany has advised the community of several road closures and traffic management measures that will be in place over the coming weeks.

On Wednesday, Bay Street will be closed from 2.30pm to 6pm.

Festing Street will then be closed between Vancouver Street and Melville Street from 7am to 6pm on Friday.

Next week there will be several closures in place on Tuesday February 27 and Foundation Park will be unavailable for use from 7am to 6pm.

Melville Street between Vancouver Street and Festing Street will be closed from 7am to 10am, then Mill Street between the cul-de-sac and Vancouver Street will be closed from 11am to 3pm.

There will be traffic management measures in places on Parade Street, Vancouver Street and Melville Street throughout the day.

Filming will move a little further out of town on Wednesday February 28 with Reddale Road closed from 7am to 9am and traffic management in place on Albany Highway over the same period.

The following day, road closures will be in place from 7am to 9pm on Lower Denmark Road between Marbelup Road and Rutherford Road.

On Friday March 1, increased traffic congestion is anticipated on Cockburn Road and there will be traffic management in place on Symers Street.

Traffic management will also be in place on Proudlove Parade from 7am to midday on Saturday March 2.