ABC Council - road closures for special event
What is happening?
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION (NORTHERN
IRELAND) ORDER 1997
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SPECIAL EVENT
Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon
Borough Council (as the relevant authority)
has received an application from the Events
Team, Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon
Borough Council that it wishes to hold a
Christmas Lights Switch On in Bridge Street
and Newry Street, Banbridge on Friday 28
November 2025.
By virtue of the powers conferred on it by
Article 8A of and Schedule 3A to the Road
Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order
1997 the Council gives notice that it is minded
to make an Order to temporarily restrict or
prohibit traffic on Friday 28 November 2025 as
follows:
• One lane in both directions from Newry
Road roundabout to Bridge Street,
Banbridge (underneath the cut) from
7.00am to 1.00am (29 November).
• Single lane closure on Newry Road from
Lidls to the Newry Road roundabout from
7.00am to 1.00am (29 November)
• Newry Street, Banbridge from 3.00pm to
1.00am (29 November).
• Bridge Street, Banbridge from 3.00pm to
1.00am (29 November)
• Scarva Street, Banbridge from 3.00pm to
1.00am (29 November)
• Rathfriland Street, Banbridge from
3.00pm to 1.00am (29 November)
• Car Parking spaces in Newry Street by
the placing of cones from 1.30pm
• Car Parking spaces in Linenhall Street by
the placing of cones from 1.30pm
A diversion route will be signposted via
Downshire Road, Downshire Place, Rathfriland
Street, Scarva Road, Commercial Road, Kenlis
Street and Gospel Lane.
Copies of the application may be inspected
free of charge at the Civic Building, Downshire
Road, Banbridge BT32 3JY or viewed online at
www.armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk
Persons wishing to make representations
to the Council regarding the proposal may
make representations in writing at the address
below by 5.00 pm 21 November 2025,
representations received after this will not be
considered.
The Chief Executive
Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon
Borough Council
Civic Building
Downshire Road
Banbridge
BT32 3JY
