Road closures across Donegal announced for rally weekend
The Donegal International Rally will take place from Friday, June 20 until Sunday, June 22, with stages in various locations across Donegal
An Garda Síochána have announced that a number of road closures have been put in place for the Donegal International Rally.
The rally will take place from Friday, June 20 until Sunday, June 22, with stages in various locations across Donegal.
The L-1004 Port Road will be closed from 4:15pm to 9pm on Thursday, June 19, for the ceremonial start.
Cullion Road will be closed from 2pm on Friday 20 to 2am on Saturday 21; from 10am on Saturday 21 to 2am on Sunday 22 and from 10am to 10pm on Sunday 22. This involves the closure of the L1094/2 Cullion Road in the townland of Drumnahoagh from the junction with the L1114/2&3 Leck Road to the junction with the N56/82 Four Lane Road. The diversion route will be via the L1114/2 (Leck Road), the N13/8 (Letterkenny Stranorlar Road) and the N56/82 (Four Lane Road).
The R-940-1 Ballyraine/Road/Ramelton Road will be closed on Sunday 22 from 4pm to 8:30pm. Alternative route: N56 Ramelton Road – N56 Business Park Road – L1009 Gortlee Road.
The Carndonagh Relief Road from SuperValue junction to the L-12611 will be closed on Friday 20 from 9:30am to 7pm. Local access to shops and businesses will be maintained at all times. There will be local diversions via the R-240-1, L-1271 and L-12611-0.
An Garda Síochána said it welcomes all participants and spectators to Donegal for the annual Donegal International Rally.
In order to maximise enjoyment of the event, An Garda Síochána are urging people to ‘Keep the Race in Its Place’ and drive responsibly and carefully over the weekend.
“Our advice in relation to traffic management and safety is: plan your journey and arrive in plenty of time as there will be road closures over the weekend and high volumes of traffic are anticipated; follow advice and guidance from Gardaí and race marshals; remember to belt up, put the mobile phone away and never ever drink or take drugs and drive; watch the rally from the designated safe viewing areas,” a Garda spokesperson said.
Gardaí have said they will be “out in force” over the three-day event, and dangerous driving or anti-social behaviour “will not be tolerated”.