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Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council - Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 - NOTICE OF PROPOSED SPECIAL EVENT
What is happening?
Notice is hereby given that Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council, by virtue of the powers conferred on it by Article 8A of and Schedule 3A to the Road
Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997, is minded to make an order to temporarily restrict or prohibit all traffic from using the following roads in
accordance with details in the schedule hereby to facilitate a 5K, 10K and Half Marathon running event by RunThrough Events. Where necessary, local
diversions will be in operation and signed as appropriate.
Sunday 26 th July 2026 – Hillsborough Castle & Gardens Running Festival 2026
Planned Road Closures
Street/Road Portion Time of
Closure/Opening
Extent of
Closure
Dromore Road, Hillsborough From Junction Old Coach Road and The Square 08:30 – 12:30 Full Closure
The Square, Hillsborough From junction with Main Street and Dromore Road 08:30 – 12:30 Full Closure
Main Street, Hillsborough From junction with The Square and Lisburn Street and Ballynahinch Street 08:30 – 12:30 Full Closure
Park Street, Hillsborough From its junction with Dromore Road and the Forest Park 08:30 – 10:30 Full Closure
Park Lane, Hillsborough From its junction with The Square and Park Street 08:30 – 10:30 Full Closure
Ballynahinch, Hillsborough From Governors Gate junction and Glebe Road 08:30 – 11:30 Full Closure
Glebe Road, Hillsborough From Ballynahinch Road and Ballykeel/Windmill Road 08:30 – 10:45 Full Closure
Hillsborough Race Diversions: Lisburn Street, Lisburn Road, Ballynahinch Road, Carnreagh Road, Dromore Road, Old Coach Road and the A1.
Marshalls will be working to ensure that disruption is kept to a minimum but drivers travelling to and from the race must exercise caution. Please note
that some buses running along the Half Marathon and 10K routes may be affected during race times.
A copy of the application and route map may be inspected, by appointment, free of charge at Civic Headquarters, Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn, BT27
4RL.
Persons wishing to make representation to the Council regarding the proposals, may make representation in writing to the Environmental Health Service
Unit, Civic Headquarters, Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn, BT27 4RL by 4pm on Thursday 5 June 2026. Representations made after this date will not be
considered.
