Road closure arrangements in Waterford for Harvest Festival
Waterford City & County Council has issued notice of impending road closures to facilitate the Waterford Harvest Festival
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 following road closed to through traffic on the dates listed below.
Roads to be closed from 6am on Friday, September 4, until 10pm on Sunday, September 7 include: 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; L15023 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. Closures to take place from 6am on Saturday, September 6 until 10pm on Sunday, September 7: L1528 John's Street (Applemarket).
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.
As on street car parking on the above streets will be unavailable during the event, car owners who reside on the affected streets will be asked to relocate to other areas of the city. Any vehicle found parked in such areas will be impounded and will be subject to a release cost.
All businesses within the cordon area will be asked to avoid, if possible, deliveries to and from their premises during the festival period. No unauthorised vehicles will be allowed within the site area between the hours of 8am and 9pm.
Access to all city centre car parks will be unaffected. Public parking on High Street - from its junction with Exchange Street Car Park to Conduit Lane - will be unavailable from 6am on Friday, September 5, until Sunday, September 7.
The following bus routes will be affected: W4 – Peter Street to Brown's Road. Full details will be made available closer to the event from Bus Éireann.
Arising from the closure of Peter Street and Arundel Square, the Peter Street Taxi Rank will be closed for the duration of the road closures and with the closure of the Peter Street rank, the nearest main rank will be 50m away at the appointed stand on Patrick Street.
Signage within City Square Shopping Centre and at Peter Street will direct users to the Patrick Street rank.
