Across Northern Ireland, hundreds of thousands of people are excepted to take part and spectate in Tuesday's Twelfth of July celebrations. This year, 18 demonstrations will take place across the country.
This year will mark the 332nd anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne and t he G rand Orange Lodge of Ireland estimates that half-a-million people are expected to participate or spectate this year with the demonstrations being held in: Glenarm, Ballymena, Bushmills, Antrim, Cullybackey, Magheragall, Armagh City, Belfast, Ballygowan, Greyabbey, Newry, Ballymartin, Enniskillen, Limavady, Tobermore, Castlecaulfield, Omagh and Aughnacloy.
Motorists are advised that there will be significant traffic and delays across NI on Tuesday.
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According to TrafficWatch NI, in and around Belfast city centre a number of roads will be closed as indicated below:-
Tuesday morning:
- Shaftesbury Square 08:15 - 19:00
- A12 Westlink offslips at Clifton Street 08:30 - 11:30
- Frederick Street 08:15 - 11:30
- Great Patrick Street 08:30 - 11:30
- Albertbridge Road 09:15 - 11:30
- Short Strand 09:30 - 11:30
- Station Street 09:15 - 11:30
- M3 Bridge off-slip 09:15 - 11:30
- Sydenham By Pass 09:30 - 11:30
- Middlepath Street 09:30 - 11:30
- Upper Malone Road 11:00
Tuesday Evening:
- M3 Offslip 18:00 - 19:30
- Bridge End 18:00 - 19:30
- Middlepath Street & Bridge End 18:00 -19:30
- Donegall Quay 18:20 - 20:00
- Queens Bridge 18:20 - 20:00
- Oxford Street 18:30 - 20:00
- Cromac Street 1830 - 20:00
- East Bridge & May Street 18:20 - 20:00
- Middlepath Street barriers 18:45 - 20:00
- Upper Malone Road 11:00 - 18:00
- Shaftesbury Square 08:15 - 19:00
Diversions will be in place but delays can be expected in these locations.
Route information for Belfast:
The parade will leave Belfast Orange Hall, at Carlisle Circus, at 10am. As is tradition, the Millar Memorial Flute band will lead the parade as it makes its way along Clifton Street, Donegal Street, Royal Avenue, Castle Junction and Donegall Place to Belfast City Hall.
A wreath-laying ceremony will take place at the Cenotaph in the grounds of the City Hall shortly before 10.30am and the parade will then proceed via Donegall Square West, Bedford Street, Dublin Road, Shaftsbury Square, Bradbury Place, Lisburn Road, Balmoral Avenue and Malone Road to Barnett’s Demesne.
The platform proceedings at Barnett’s Demesne will begin at 2.30pm and the chairman for the afternoon will be the County Grand Master, Spencer Beattie. The return parade is due to leave the field and proceed towards the city centre at 3.30pm.
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