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Armagh City Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council - ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1997 NOTICE OF PROPOSED SPECIAL EVENT
What is happening?
Armagh City Banbridge & Craigavon Borough
Council has received an application to hold the
Portadown Christmas Light Switch-On, Friday
20th November 2026.
By virtue of the powers conferred on it by
Article 8A of and Schedule 3A to the Roads
Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order
1997 the Council gives notice that it is minded
to make an Order to prohibit traffic as follows:
07:00am-09:00am
• West Street from the Junction of Mandeville
Street to Junction of Market Street.
• A stop and go system will be in place on
West Street to facilitate HGVs and buses.
07:00am-17:00pm
• Closure of West Street footpaths (Church
side only) and Church Street (Church side
only)
• Statutory provisions closing off 4 car parking
spaces from Junction of William Street to
before bus stop opposite Church
09:00am-17:00pm
• Closure of Inward Bound Lane of Church
Street from Junction of Mandeville Street.
Lollipop system in place for HGVs & buses,
all other traffic diversion to West Street.
16:00pm-17:00pm
• Statutory provisions closing off car parking
spaces along Market Street, High Street,
Church Street and West Street.
17:00-00:00am
Closed at the following locations:
• Inward lane of Bridge Street South (Market
Lane) to Junction with High Street.
• Inward Bound Lane of High Street.
• Thomas Street at Junction with Portmore
Street.
• Edward Street at Junction with Portmore
Street.
• Inward Bound Lane of Church Street at
Junction of Mandeville Street.
• West Street at Junction of Mandeville Street.
18:00pm-21:30pm
• Closure of Woodhouse Street from Junction
of Magowan West Carpark to High Street
Diversionary routes will be advised at Meadow
Lane, Portmore Street, Hanover Street, Bridge
Street, and Northway.
Copies of the application may be inspected
free of charge at Craigavon Civic & Conference
Centre, Lakeview Road, Craigavon, BT64 1AL.
Persons wishing to make representations to
the Council regarding the proposal may do so
by writing to the address below by 5pm on 30th
October 2026. Representations received after
this will not be considered.
The Chief Executive
Armagh City Banbridge & Craigavon Borough
Council
Craigavon Civic & Conference Centre
Lakeview Road
Craigavon
BT64 1AL
