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Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council - Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1997: Notice of Proposed Special Event
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Notice is hereby given that Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council by virtue of the powers conferred 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 Running Festival arranged by ChampionChip Ireland on behalf of McKinney Competitions.
Where necessary, local diversions will be in operation and signed as appropriate.
Monday 31 st August 2026: Running Festival
Planned Road Closures
Street/Road Portion Time Extent of Closure
Bog Road From Halftown Road to Gravelhill Road 0900 – 1400 Full Closure
Gravelhill Road From Kesh Road to Bog Road 0900 – 1400 Traffic Controlled by Accredited Road Marshals
Luganure Road From Gravelhill Road to Halfpenny Road 0900 – 1400 Traffic Controlled by Accredited Road Marshals
Shepherds View Shepherds View (Entire length of this Road) 0900 – 1400 Traffic Controlled by Accredited Road Marshals
Halfpenny Road From Shepherd View to Derrynahone Road 0900 – 1400 Traffic Controlled by Accredited Road Marshals
Derrynahone Road From Halfpenny Road to Cockhill Road 0900 – 1400 Traffic Controlled by Accredited Road Marshals
Cockhill Road From Derrynahone Road to Kesh Road 0900 – 1400 Traffic Controlled by Accredited Road Marshals
Kesh Road From Cockhill Road to Gravelhill Road 0900 – 1400 Traffic Controlled by Accredited Road Marshals
Halftown Road At the junction of Blaris/Bog Road 0900 – 1400 Traffic Controlled by Accredited Road Marshals
Blaris Road From Hillsborough Road to Halftown Road 0900 – 1400 Traffic Controlled by Accredited Road Marshals
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.
All timings are approximate and may vary between 9:00 and 14:00 with roads being controlled and re-opened by Accredited Road Marshals as soon as
practical, after all runners have left that area.
Marshalls will be working to ensure that disruption is kept to a minimum, and drivers must always exercise caution. Road Signage will be made available.
Please note that some bus services running along the running festival route maybe affected
Persons wishing to make representation to the Council regarding the proposals, may make representation in writing to Environmental Health and
Emergency Planning Service Unit, Civic Headquarters, Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn, BT27 4RL by 3pm on Friday 26 June 2026. Representations made
after this date will not be considered.
