Waterford City & County Council has issued notice of impending road closures to facilitate the Waterford Harvest Festival.
The closures, which are being implemented under Section 75 Roads Act 1993, will see the below roads closed to through traffic on the dates from 6am on Friday September 4th until 10pm on Sunday September 7th.
- L5532 Arundel Square
- L5531 Peter Street
- L15237 Michael Street North (from its junction with Patrick’s St. to Lady Lane)
- L91092 Broad Street
- L91091 Barronstrand Street
- L90352 George’s Street
- L90353 Blackfriars Lane
- L90354 Arundel Lane
- L90355 Little Patrick Street
- L55301 Bakehouse Lane
- L1525 Patrick Street
- Sargent’s Lane (from its Junction with Jenkin’s Lane Car Park)
- L1502 O’Connell Street (from its Junction with Thomas Street)
- L5501 Gladstone Street
A comprehensive Traffic Management Plan will be in place from the start of the road closures and all alternative routes will be signposted.
Access to the Cork Road from Ballybricken Green shall be via Mayor’s Walk and Barrack Street.
Access to The Quays from Ballybricken shall be via James Street and Vulcan Street and there will be no access to The Quays from O’Connell Street after Vulcan Street.
Access and egress to Jenkin’s Lane Car Park shall be via Meeting House Lane only and entry to Patrick Street will be controlled by security and barriers at its junction with Stephen’s Street and Carrigeen Park.
All non-permitted traffic will be directed to Stephen’s Street and onto Lady Lane. Traffic permitted to the closed section of Patrick Street will be limited to taxis, Festival Production and emergency vehicles.
Access to Alexander Street will be via Stephen Street, with egress via Lady Lane.
The traffic direction on the section of Lady Lane, from Michael Street to Bakehouse Lane, will be reversed for the duration of the road closures and emergency access will be maintained for the emergency services at all times, to all areas subject to the road closures.
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