ROAD CLOSURE NOTICE | MAIN STREET FESTOON LIGHTING INSTALLATION

 

Council wishes to remind the community that there will be a number of nighttime sectional road closures taking place in Main Street for the installation of the new Main Street festoon lighting, beginning this coming Monday 18 November 2024. Council have liaised with the businesses that are open at nights to make sure there is minimal disruption to their trading.

These closures are necessary to allow the contractors to safely stand the new poles, string the new lighting and remove the redundant Essential Energy poles.

These sectional road closures will be total closures to pedestrians and vehicles between 6:00pm and 12:00am taking place on:

• Monday 18 November 2024 Caltex to Chrysler Car Museum

• Tuesday 19 November 2024 Chrysler Car Museum to Forbes Street

• Wednesday 20 November 2024 Forbes Street to Criterion Hotel

• Thursday 21 November 2024 Criterion Hotel to Albion Hotel

• Monday 25 November 2024 Albion Hotel to Short Street

• Tuesday 26 November 2024 Albion Hotel to Short Street

From Wednesday 27 to Thursday 28 November 2024 there will be intermittent closures around each pole to connect them.

Council wishes to draw attention to the road closure on
Thursday 21 November 2024, which is the section from Mawhoods IGA to the Albion Hotel. Foot traffic ONLY will be available to the IGA until they close at 7.30pm, then the total closure will take place. Parking will be available in the remainder of Main Street and George Street for those needing to access the IGA from 6.00pm to 7.30pm.  Council envisages there will be some limited noise disturbances during this time as well.

Should you have any questions please contact Claire McCann at the Grenfell Visitor Information Centre on 02 6343 2855.