New Traffic Arrangements for Sligo City
SLIGO BOROUGH COUNCIL NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS FOR SLIGO CITY SUMMER 2006 Click Here to download a pocket guide to the change to traffic flow The Sligo Inner Relief Road was completed and opened in September 2005. One of the main purposes of the Sligo Inner Relief Road is to relieve traffic congestion and conflict particularly in the City centre and allow major environmental improvement works to take place through the introduction of pedestrian only and pedestrian priority streets including cityscape environmental improvement schemes. An overall objective is to eliminate through traffic passing along core commercial city centre streets and encourage through traffic to use a circulatory route around the centre including Sligo Inner Relief Road. Core city centre streets such as O’Connell St, Castle St, Grattan St, John St, Market St, and High St can then be traffic calmed or pedestrianised. This will greatly improve their attractiveness to shoppers and tourists and greatly improve business. Now that the first part of this overall plan i.e. the opening of the Sligo Inner Relief Road, is in place and has had a period to ‘bed-in’, it is proposed to proceed with the following changes to traffic flows during July and August: From 31st July: Old Market Street made one way South No exit from JFK Parade onto Thomas Street Improve junction capacity at Veritas Corner of John Street and Adelaide Street. Alterations include introducing a left turn slip lane and green left turn arrow for traffic approaching junction from the south. From 15th August: O’Connell Street and Tobergal Lane will become pedestrian only with access for deliveries proposed from 8:00 am to 11:30 am. Access to be made from Northern Post Office end only. No vehicular access outside these hours. Subsequent to the Pedestrianisation of O’Connell Street, Sligo Borough Council, Parks Department will introduce new street furniture and box planters to improve the attractiveness of the street. Plans are also being prepared for a major environmental improvement scheme for O’Connell Street similar to Shop Street in Galway and Grafton Street, Dublin. It should be noted that the Pedestrianisation of O’Connell Street and traffic calming of surrounding streets and subsequent environmental enhancements is considered a major and critical project in improving the attractiveness of Sligo city centre and is a key project in the growth of Sligo as a gateway city. Any queries regarding this process should be forwarded to: Customer Services Desk at (071) 911 1111               or Mr John Devaney at (071) 911 1970