Members of the public attending the St Patrick’s Day Spring Carnival celebrations are being urged to familiarise themselves with the traffic and travel arrangements in place.
Derry City and Strabane District Council said there will be some disruption to normal travel movements due to the events happening throughout the city.
People are encouraged to preplan their journeys and heed the advice of the PSNI and festival stewards to help minimise disruption.
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A spokesperson for the council said where possible, the public are strongly advised to use the public transport system or to consider walking to the event.
Meanwhile, details of all buses can be found by visiting HERE.
Traffic restrictions
Motorists are advised to expect some delays and diversions during the parade.
In the interests of safety, the following roads will be closed to traffic or have traffic restrictions in place for the event:
- Bishop Street, Shipquay Street and Strand Road will be restricted to traffic for varying lengths of time during the afternoon between 12.00pm and 4.00pm. Alternative diversion routes will be available during these times.
- The Foyle Embankment lane restriction, on the city-bound approach from Translink Bus Depot will be operational from 1.00pm until approximately 4.00pm.
Please note that all times are approximate and that road restrictions and diversions will be kept to the minimum length necessary to ensure safety.
Parking restrictions
Drivers are reminded that normal on-street parking restrictions will be in place and that they should avoid parking anywhere where they may be blocking entrances to residences or businesses or where they may be obstructing emergency access. It is vital, therefore, that people use the available car parks.
In addition, the following parking restrictions will be in force during the day.
Meanwhile, the car parks at Strand Road, Foyle Street, Victoria Market and Bishop Street will have restrictions on Thursday 17th March.
Available parking
Existing car parking areas that will be available include:
City side car parks : Foyleside Shopping Centre Car Park East, Foyleside West and Quayside Shopping Centre, Foyle Road, Magee Campus (Lawrence Hill), Victoria Market ( Restricted), Queens Quay, Society Street, Carlisle Road and William Street.
Waterside car parks : Alfred Street, Bond’s Hill, Distillery Brae, Simpsons Brae, Spencer Road and Old Bridge House.
Motorists are advised that there are likely to be delays when exiting some car parks during the parade.
Disabled parking: Blue Badge holders are advised to use available public, disabled car parking spaces.
Accessible parking for the viewing area platform will be accommodated in the Foyle Street Car Park but these spaces will be allocated on a first come first-served basis.
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