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Police issue traffic advice for Twelfth parades in Killylea and Gilford

Police have issued traffic advice ahead of Twelfth celebrations in Killylea and Gilford next Friday.

The main parade in Killylea is scheduled to move off from the assembly field on the A28 Killylea Road from around 10am making its way to the demonstration field via Main Street to the demonstration field by 1pm.

The return parade is scheduled to move off from 2.45pm along the same route. There will be no through traffic on the A28 Killylea Road at Killylea village between 9am and 6pm.

The Killylea Road between the Ballycrummy Road/Killylea Road junction and the Knappagh Road/Killylea Road junction will be affected until 6pm with diversions in place.

Traffic travelling from Armagh to Caledon should travel via Cathedral Road, Battleford Road and Knappagh Road. Meanwhile, traffic travelling to Armagh from Caledon should travel via the Coolkill Road, Middletown and Monaghan Road.

Officers will be on the ground to accommodate the flow of traffic and to avoid potential delays, road users may wish to seek another route if not attending a parade.

In Gilford, the main parade is scheduled to move off from the assembly field on the Lurgan Road at around 12pm making its way to the demonstration field at 1.45pm.

The route takes in High Street, High Street, Dunbarton Street, Mill Street, Bridge Street, Wall Road and Scarva Road leading to the demonstration field.

The return parade is scheduled to move off at around 4pm, parading back to Lurgan Road. Local lodges will turn at the square at Mill Street to Bridge Street and Stramore Road. The return parades should take around 90 minutes.

Parking is located on Gilford’s Scarva Road with limited parking also off the Lurgan Road close to the assembly field.

Officers will be on the ground to accommodate the flow of traffic and to avoid potential delays, road users may wish to seek another route if not attending a parade.

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