With only two days to go until Derry's world-famous Foyle Maritime Festival, visitors are encouraged to check out the traffic and travel advice ahead of their visit.
The final preparations are underway for the five-day celebration running July 20th-24th, and with a number of road closures and other measures in place to ensure the smooth flow of traffic, the council has warned that it's best to plan ahead.
Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend this year's festival which was originally due to take place in 2020, but was delayed due to the pandemic.
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As the excitement builds ahead of the event's return, the public are being reminded that there will be some level of disruption to regular traffic and travel arrangements in and around the main festival site and the city centre.
Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District, Cllr Sandra Duffy is urging people to plan their journey to save unnecessary delays. She said: "We are expecting a huge volume of visitors over this year's international festival, and to account for the wide variety of outdoor events taking place a number of changes to travel and parking will be introduced.
"These restrictions are there for the benefit of the public to ensure the safe delivery of the events and that disruption will be kept to a minimum.
"Much work has gone into ensuring measures are in place to reduce delays but we need the cooperation of visitors to ensure things run smoothly. I would also encourage people to use public transport where possible to help reduce congestion.
"The Maritime Festival is always a real opportunity to showcase our beautiful City, so let's work together to ensure this is a safe, enjoyable experience for everyone!"
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