Traffic disruption expected in Wicklow amid road works and Bray Air Display closures
Meanwhile, in the west of the county, surfacing works will commence on the L43655 Quarry Road in Ballyknockan this morning, and are estimated to continue for four days.
The works will require traffic management and, as a consequence of limited road widths, vehicular access to individual properties will be restricted during working hours. No local access will be available on Tuesday (July 29) or Wednesday, but pedestrian access to properties will be maintained at all times.
Also in the Baltinglass Municipal District, roadworks as part of the N81 Hollywood Cross Rural Traffic Calming Road Safety Improvement Scheme will continue. The essential road safety works are expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2026.
During the completion of the works, it will be necessary to make amendments to the existing road layout through the installation of temporary traffic management measures.
Finally, a series of road closures will take place this Saturday, from 10 am to 9 pm, to facilitate the Bray Air Display, including Strand Road and Harbour Road for the duration, Quinsborough Road and Florence Road east of Adelaide Road, Albert Avenue, Station Road, Seapoint Road, Sidmonton Avenue, Victoria Avenue, Convent Avenue and Putland Road east of the railway.
Access to the closed roads will be available for pedestrians and emergency services only, with no alternative vehicle access to the seafront area of Bray available. Traffic management will be under the control of An Garda Siochána and mitigation barriers will be in place for the duration of the event.
On-street parking will not be allowed on the closed roads from 7am on Saturday, and no parking will be permitted for the entire length of Putland Road and Seapoint Road, which are emergency access routes for the air display.
Vehicle towing will be in place from 7am under the direction of An Garda Siochána.
'Visitors to Bray during the Bray Air Display are advised to use public transport,' a Wicklow County Council spokesperson said.
'Extra transport services are being provided. Anyone intending to drive should pre-book a car space early online at the official event car parks while spaces are still available.'
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