Proposed Temporary Road Closure - Nelson Arts Festival 2024
Nelson City Council has received a proposal from the Nelson Arts Festival to temporarily close the following roads to ordinary traffic for the Mask Parade Carnivale:
7:00 pm Thursday 31 October to 2:00 am Saturday 2 November 2024:
- Hardy Street from Church Street to Morrison Street
- Trafalgar Street from number 254 Trafalgar Street to Hardy Street
- Park Street
11:00 am to 7:00 pm Friday 1 November 2024:
- Part closure of Montgomery Square Carpark
2:00 pm to 7:00 pm Friday 1 November 2024:
- Trafalgar Street from number 254 Trafalgar Street to Bridge Street
- Bridge Street from Trafalgar Street to Montgomery Square Carpark entrance
- Entrance to Montgomery Square Car Park from Bridge Street
- Lane around the outside of Montgomery Square Carpark
1pm Friday 1 November to 2am Saturday 2 November:
- Church Street
- Trafalgar Square between Church Street and Trafalgar Square East, including the Church Steps
- Exit from Montgomery Square Car Park onto Hardy Street
- Hardy Street from Church Street to Rutherford Street
There will be business access only at these times (when available). Access for pedestrians will be available.
The eBus (Route 1) will be affected by the closures and will operate an alternative route during this time.
The parade will start from Montgomery Carpark via Bridge Street.
To understand how this closure could impact residents/businesses, Council is seeking feedback on this proposal, by Wednesday 7 August 2024.
Feedback can be sent:
By email - road.enquiries@ncc.govt.nz
In writing - Attention Gillian Dancey, Nelson City Council, PO Box 645, Nelson
Feedback (including any personal information such as your name and contact details) will be provided to Council workers for administration, analysing feedback and to support decision making. The content of the feedback (without personal information) will be included in a publicly available meeting agenda. Note that concerns raised in feedback may be provided to the event organiser, along with your name and contact details, to facilitate those concerns being addressed. Please advise Council when providing feedback if you do not wish this to occur.
To update any information you have provided, please contact the details above.
The decision on whether the road will be closed will be advertised on the Council's website, www.nelson.govt.nz. Residents/ businesses in the affected areas will also be informed via a letterbox drop.
Nelson City Council thanks the public for its patience and understanding.