Week long nightly bridge closure in Galway City Centre

Briain Kelly, 20 Mar

part of a week while a pedestrian walkway is being installed.

The junction of Claddagh Quay to Spanish Parade including the Wolfe Tone

Bridge will be closed nightly from Monday, March 25 to Friday, March 29.

The bridge and junctions will be closed each night from 11:30pm to 6am the

following morning.

The bridge closure is to facilitate the installation of a new pedestrian

walkway on the south side of the Wolfe Tone Bridge.

The new pedestrian walkway will have a minimum width of 2m, with a railing

along the river side edge, compared with 2.5m on the other side.

Diversions towards Eyre Square will be via Fairhill Rd Upper, Dominick St

Upper, Henry St, St Helen’s St, Newcastle Rd, University Rd, Salmon Weir

Bridge, St Vincent’s Ave, Headford Rd, Sean Mulvoy Rd, Bohermore, Bóthar

Bhreandain Ui Either, Forster St, and Eyre Square.

Diversions towards Salthill will be via Flood St, New Dock St, Merchants

Rd, Victoria Pl, Eyre Square, Eglinton St, St Vincent’s Ave, Salmon Weir

Bridge, University Rd, Newcastle Rd, St Mary’s Rd, The Crescent, and Fr

Griffin Rd.