Road Closure Arrangements : West Waterford Festival of Food
Notice is hereby given that Waterford City and County Council, in exercise of its powers
pursuant to Section 75 Roads Act 1993, propose to close the following roads to through
traffic on Saturday 15th and Sunday, 16th April, 2023 to facilitate the West Waterford Festival of Food.
Roads to be closed:
From 6am until 8pm Saturday 15th April the following roads shall close:
• L3139 – Davitt’s Quay (from it’s Junction with Bridge Street to Harbour Street)
• L3136 – Carberry’s Lane
• L3137 – Galwey’s Lane
• L3169 – Thompson’s Lane
Parking on all the above mentioned streets shall be restricted from 6pm the night before.
No parking shall be allowed on Davitt’s Quay during the road closures. Access to the Garvey’s Supervalu Car Park on Davitt’s Quay shall be maintained via entrance on Cross Bridge Street, with all vehicles exiting via Bridge Street.
Traffic Diversions – Saturday 15th April 2023:
All traffic from the L3122 “The Lookout Road” shall be diverted via L3131 Quay Street to L3128 Church Street and onto L3126 Emmet Street.
All traffic travelling from R911 – T.F. Meagher Street shall be diverted onto L3139 (North or South). There will be no access to eastbound traffic to the The Causeway for the duration of the event. Westbound traffic will be unaffected except for a 30 min period during the RNLI “Duck Race” event when the road shall close.
From 6am until 9pm Sunday 16th April the following roads shall close:
• R911 – Grattan Square
• R911 – Saint Mary’s Street
• R911 – T.F. Meagher Street
• L3132 – Parnell Street
• R672 – O’Connell Street (from its Junction with R911 and Western Terrace)
• L3135 – Crossbridge Street
• L3137 – Galwey’s Lane
Parking on all the above mentioned streets shall be restricted from 6pm the night before.
Traffic Diversions – Sunday 16th April 2023:
All vehicles travelling from R911 The Causeway shall be diverted onto L3139 (North or South). All vehicles travelling from R911 Saint Mary Street shall turn right onto R672 O’Connell Street.
Advisory:
From 8am until 12am Friday 14th April 2023 part of the area of Walton Park adjacent to
the Causway will close for the ticketed “Park After Dark” event. Access to the park via the
Causeway Entrance will be restricted during these times but all other entrances and access to the park shall remain unaffected.
