Temporary Closing Of Roads – Carrickmacross Street Festival Parade

Monaghan County Council gives notice of its intention to close the following roads in the Municipal District of Carrickmacross-Castleblayney in County Monaghan:

Date of Closure: 2nd June 2023
Times: 6pm to 9pm
To Facilitate: Carrickmacross Street Festival Parade

Roads Closed:
• Castleblayney Road from the Ross Road junction to Monaghan Street
• Monaghan Street
• Main Street to the Kingscourt Road junction.
• O’Neill Street
• Bridewell Lane
• Parnell Street
• Chapel Lane
• Shirley House Lane
• Righthand Turn Lane on Farney Street

Diversion Routes:
Traffic travelling South along the R927 towards the town centre shall be diverted along the following route:
Right onto Ross Road to the Shercock Road roundabout, around the Shercock Road roundabout onto Ross Road, left at the junction of Ross Road and Castleblayney Road, around the Castleblayney Road roundabout onto the south bound lane of the N2, turn left off the N2 at the Dundalk Road junction, around the Dundalk Road roundabout onto Oriel Road, turn right at the junction of Oriel Road and the Old Ardee Road. End Detour.

Traffic travelling North towards Castle Street shall be diverted along the following route:
Right onto the Old Ardee Road, turn left at the junction of the Old Ardee Road and Oriel Road, around the Dundalk Road roundabout towards the N2 interchange, turn right onto the north bound land of the N2, turn left off the N2 towards the Castleblayney Road roundabout, around the Castleblayney Road roundabout onto the Castleblayney Road. End Detour.

Any interested person may lodge an objection to the closing of the above-mentioned roads with the Roads Department, Monaghan County Council, MTEK II Building, Knockaconny, Monaghan not later than Tuesday 16th May 2023. Any objections must be clearly marked on envelope “Objection To Road Closure”.

If you have any queries concerning this Road Closure, please contact the Carrickmacross/ Castleblayney Municipal District at 042 9661236 or email carrickmacross@monaghancoco.ie.
This notice complies with the Roads Act 1993 (Section 75).

Kevin West
A/Senior Engineer
Roads and Transportation
11th May 2023