Road closures announced for three-day major music festival in Leitrim
Temporary road closures have been proposed over the June bank holiday weekend to facilitate the Cowboys and Heroes festival in Drumcoura City.
A road closure has been announced in South Leitrim for three days to facilitate a music festival.
Leitrim County Council have proposed to make a decision to close two roads for the purpose of facilitating the Cowboys and Heroes Music Festival in Drumcoura City taking place from Friday, May 29 to Monday, June 1.
The roads that are proposed to be closed are L5501 (Derrygoan) from the Corgar junction with the R199-5 to the R204-6 crossroads and the access road from the R204 crossroads in front of Drumcoura City (Derrygoan) and continuing to the junction with the R199 (Corgar).
The closures are proposed from 12pm on May 29 until 9pm on June 1.
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There will be exceptions for emergency vehicles, local access and the Park-and-Ride buses. Signs will be erected at the entrance to the L1502 from the R199 advising “No Access to Cowboys and Heroes Festival.”
The Council have advised of alternative route options, one from the R204, continue west on the R204 to Ballinamore town, turn right off St. Brigid’s Street onto the R202 and continue east following the R199 (Newtowngore Road).
Another from Corgar, travel west along the R199 to Ballinamore town, turn left onto the R204 (St. Brigid’s Street) and turn right on to the R204 (signposted for Carrigallen).
Any persons aggrieved by this proposal to close the roads described can lodge an objection with the Director of Services for Economic Development, Regeneration, Sustainable Transport and Emergency Services, Leitrim County Council, Áras an Chontae, Carrick-on-Shannon, on or before 4pm on Monday, May 11.