The Wolfe Tone Bridge in Galway City Centre will be closed for the better 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.
