Road Closure Arrangements – St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Events
The following roads shall be closed from 10am until 5pm on Monday 17th March to facilitate The St. Patricks Day Parade.
- R680 – Merchants Quay
- R680 – Meagher’s Quay
- R680 – Coal Quay
- R680 – Custom House Quay
- R680 – Parade Quay
- R680 – The Mall
- R680 – Parnell Street
- R708 – Catherine Street
- L90025 – Colbeck Street
- L5530 – Lady Lane (from its junction with Bakehouse Lane to Colbeck Street)
- L90024 – Bank Lane
- L90307 – Beau Street
- L90023 – Mall Lane
- R683 – Lombard Street (from its Junction with Rose Lane to The Mall)
- L90022 – Adelphi Quay (from its junction with Rose Lane to Parade Quay)
- L90021 – Bailey’s New Street
- L90020 – Greyfriars
- L90019 – Coffee House Lane
- L90018 – Henrietta Street
- L90017 – Keyser Street
- L5534 – Exchange Street
- L5535 – Conduit Lane
- L91091 – Barronstrand Street
- L5501 – Gladstone Street
- L1502 – O’Connell Street
- L15021 – Thomas Hill (from its junction with Meeting House Lane to O’Connell Street)
- L5506 – Vulcan Street
- L5505 – Thomas Street
- L1503 – The Glen (Road No.1)
- L15033 – The Glen (Road No.3)
Roads shall be closed by Waterford City & County Council Staff using Crowd Control Barriers, Traffic Cones Road Closed Signs and Diversion Signs.
Diversions.
Travelling East on R680 Cork Road.
All traffic for M9, N25 and N24 via Rice Bridge shall be diverted at Cork Road Roundabout and directed to Rice Bridge via R686.
Traffic for Tramore, Waterford Airport, University Hospital Waterford or Williamstown/Dunmore Road area shall use the Inner Ring Road which is unaffected.
Travelling West on R680 Rice Bridge.
The left lane inbound on Rice Bridge shall be closed and all traffic shall be diverted via R686 to R680 Cork Road at the Cork Road Roundabout. All Traffic shall then use normal routes.
Travelling Inbound from Dunmore Road R683
All traffic will be diverted at Passage Road or Park Road
Other Routes:
Traffic to Rice Bridge from Tramore, Waterford Airport, University Hospital Waterford or Williamstown/Dunmore Road area shall be diverted via R709 Inner Ring Road to Cork Road Roundabout and then R686 to Rice Bridge.
Parking
Parking within the main Quay car parks will be available until approximately 2 hours before the Parade Commences at 1pm and will be reopened 30 minutes after the all-clear is called by Event Control. All on-street car parking on the closed roads will be removed 24hours before the parade begins. All other city car parks will be unaffected.
For more info on the St Patrick’s Day parade visit: https://stpatricksfestivalwaterford.com/
