Road closure for Lagoon birthday celebrations

The Cairns Esplanade Lagoon has turned 20. Cairns Regional council will be holding a free family event Saturday night on the Cairns Esplanade to celebrate with roads closed from 3pm.

View of Cairns Esplanade Lagoon.

The iconic Cairns lagoon has turned 20.

Cairns Regional council will be holding a free family event Saturday night on the Cairns Esplanade to celebrate with roads closed from 3pm.

Motorists are advised that the Esplanade Dining Precinct will be closed to all traffic from Shields St to Aplin St from 3pm to 11pm on Saturday April 1.

The family focused event will include free admission to the Reef Eye Ferris Wheel, live entertainment, children’s activities, and the screening of the movie Clifford the Big Red Dog at 7pm.

City councillors past and present gathered to celebrate the Cairns Esplanade Lagoon’s two decades on Tuesday morning with the ceremonial cutting of a cake.

Officially opened on March 29, 2003, the beloved city jewel is an enduring testament to what can be achieved when different levels of government work together, according to Cairns Mayor Bob Manning.

Former Cairns Mayor Kevin Byrne and current Cairns Mayor Bob Manning at the Cairns Esplanade Lagoon. Picture: Sandhya Ram

Traffic will also be affected over the coming days by the arrival of another round of king tides from Friday March 31 to Thursday April 6.

The tides will peak on Tuesday with motorists advised to avoid parking cars in low-lying tidal areas and never drive through floodwaters.

Council may close roads which are inundated by tidal flooding to prevent damage to private property.

Peak high tide times are expected between 6.50am and 9am over the week.

Originally published as Road closure for Lagoon birthday celebrations