Traffic Management Plan
Bray Summerfest Air Display Sunday 24th July 2011
In consultation with the event organisers the following traffic plan will be put in place to avoid traffic congestion on Strand Road Bray during and after the air display. On Sunday 24th July 2011 Strand Road Bray will be closed to vehicles from 3.00pm to 5.00pm from the junction of Quinnsboro Road to Albert Avenue.
From 12 noon to 6pm on Sunday the 24th July 2011 entry by vehicles to an area
east of Main St and Vevay Road from Sea Point Road to Putland Road will be
restricted to residents and persons having business in the area. There will be no
access to Strand Road from Quinnsboro Road. Traffic will be diverted at Quinnsboro
Road / Wyndham Park. Access to the Florence Road Car Park will be available via
Quinnsboro Road and Florence Road. Access to the car park at St Thomas’s School
will be available via Novara Avenue. An Order under Section 21 of the Criminal
Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 by Superintendent, Garda Siochana, Bray Co
Wicklow will give effect to the above restrictions.
Free parking to the general public attending the air display will be provided at the
following locations:
- Florence Road Car Park
- Presentation School, Putland Rd.
- St Thomas School on Novara Avenue.
- Holy Redeemer Church Car Park on Herbert Rd.
- Old Dell Site at Boghall Road / Vevay Road.
When the Dell site is full cars will be allowed to park on the bus lane inbound on
Southern Cross Road.
Finnegan’s Buses will operate a free shuttle service using four buses from car parks
at Southern Cross Road, the Dell site and Presentation School on Putland Road.
Buses will drop passengers off at Convent Avenue and will operate on a circuit from
Southern Cross Road, Vevay Road, Putland Road, Meath Road, Convent Avenue,
Sidmonton Road, Putland Road Vevay Road and Southern Cross Road. Pick up
points after the event will be at Meath Road.
Access Routes
To avoid traffic congestion at the northern end of the town before and after the event
traffic approaching Bray from the M50 will be directed by signage to use the Bray
South (Southern Cross Road) exit. Such traffic will then be directed to the car parks
listed above.
Traffic approaching Bray from the Greystones and Southern Cross Road will be
directed via signage and barriers to park in the Presentation College on Putland Rd.
Access down Newcourt Rd and Putland Road will be restricted to residents only.
Traffic coming into Bray town centre from Vevay Rd and Killarney Rd will be
directed to car parks at the back of the Holy Redeemer Church Herbert Rd and at St
Thomas’s School Novara Avenue.
Traffic coming into Bray for the air show from Castle Street will be directed to turn
left on to Novara Avenue and park in St Thomas School.
Parking Restrictions
From 6am on the 24th July 2011 parking will be restricted in the following areas:
- Seapoint Road (in areas not covered by yellow lines) (Emergency Route)
- Putland Road from Strand road to Sidmonton Road. (Emergency Route)
- Meath Road (West Side)
