The Open 2025: Road closures & restrictions in Portrush
The 2025 Open Championship, takes place from 17th to 20th July at the Royal Portrush Golf Club.
Over 250,000 spectators are expected to attend throughout the week, road closures and restrictions will be in place throughout the week in the town.
Local Area Restrictions - The Open - Portrush - Road Closures & Parking
To assist with traffic management and reduce congestion in the vicinity of Portrush, temporary traffic regulations and parking restrictions will be introduced. These will be enforced by the Police Service of Northern Ireland in order to minimise disruption to local residents and businesses, assist traffic flow and increase safety and security for all road users.
PORTRUSH - the following roads will be CLOSED to through traffic between the hours of 06:00 – 22:00 from Sunday 13 July – Sunday 20 July 2025 (inclusive):
Bushmills Road/Dunluce Road - between Crocknamack Road and Magheracross Car Park
Ballybogey Road - from Ballymacrea Road/Ballymagarry Road to Dunluce Road
Portstewart Road - between Glenvale Crescent and Coleraine Road
Whiterocks Road – between Dunluce Road and beach
Traffic to and from Portrush should use Atlantic Road or Portstewart Road. Diversions will be signposted.
Visitors to Portrush should note that extensive on-street parking restrictions will be in place in and around Portrush from Sunday 13 July to Sunday 20 July.
In particular it should be noted that vehicles will not be permitted to stop for any reason (including stopping to set down or pick up passengers) on the following roads:
Bushmills Road/Dunluce Road (Between Crocknamack Road and Ballytober Road)
Ballymacrea Road (Between Ballybogey Road and Ballywillan Road)
Magheraboy Road (Between Ballywillan Road and Coleraine Road)
Loguestown Road (Between Glenmanus Road and Coleraine Road)
Glenmanus Road (Between Loguestown Road and Portstewart Road/Coleraine Road)
Atlantic Road/Coleraine Road (Between Ballywillan Church and Portstewart Road)
Ballyreagh Road/DhuVaren Road (Between Millbank Avenue and Portstewart Road)
Portstewart Road (Between Dhu Varen Road and Coleraine Road)
Hopefield Road (Between Magheraboy Road and Hopefield Avenue)
Hopefield Avenue (Between Hopefield Road and Crocknamack Road)
Ballywillan Road (Between Ballymacrea Road and Crocknamack Road)
Crocknamack Road
Causeway Street (between East Strand Car-Park and Crocknamack Road)
Eglinton Street (Between Portstewart Road and Dunluce Avenue)
Eglington Street (Between Causeway Street and Dunluce Avenue)
Dunluce Avenue, Sandhill Drive
Girona Avenue, Parker Avenue, Glenvale Avenue/Crescent and Oakland Avenue
All temporary parking restrictions will be clearly marked with No stopping or No waiting/No parking cones
Traffic Attendants will be actively enforcing all parking restrictions.
Further details of all traffic restrictions CLICK HERE