A number of roads around the county will close for short durations of not more than five days from next Wednesday November 4th to November 30th to facilitate road resurfacing works.
The closures will take place from 8am to 6pm with diversions in place.
Amongst the local roads affected include the Rock Road in Blackrock from the junction with Seafield Road to Sandy Lane and from Carrickarnon to the boundary with Northern Ireland via Edentober.
Work commencing on the N53 in August
There will be both cycle and walking lanes incorporated into the N53 Dundalk to Castleblayney Road when ongoing works between Barronstown and Hackballscross are completed next month.
The road closed in August and is due to reopen on November 23rd.
Louth County Council confirmed at its most recent meeting that the stretch of road that was closed would have a cycle lane and footpath included as part of the completed works.
They are also seeking sanction to eextend the cycle lanes eastwards for a further 200 metres to connect with the old road that is now bypassed.
Commenting on the matter to LMFM, Cllr Declan Breathnach said he was hopeful that the walk and cycle lanes would be completed in such a manner that people could walk or cycle safely into Dundalk.
The scene at Xerox last night
Traffic lights were damaged during a road traffic accident at the entrance to Xerox on the old Dublin Road last night.
The incident happened around 11pm when a car collided with the lights in the centre of the road. Both Gardaí and the Fire Service were called to the scene although no major injuries were sustained in the collision.
Meanwhile, there were a series of armed checkpoints throughout the area on Friday.
The armed regional support unit provided back up to Gardaí as they had checkpoints in a number of locations including at Ballymascanlon, Ladywell, Ecco Road, Marlbog Road, Carrickmacross Road, Blackrock Road and opposite the St Brides GFC pitch in Knockbridge.
Cllr Mark Dearey
Calls have been made for more payment options to be made available to those parking in Dundalk.
Speaking at the monthly meeting of Louth County Council on Monday, Cllr Mark Dearey said people were being turned off coming into the town centre by the current coin system.
He proposed for tenders to be issued for smart pay-parking meters which would make it easier for people to pay using the likes of debit/credit cards, PayPal, parking by text or parking by tag.
Louth County Council’s Paddy Donnelly said the local authority was currently upgrading the handheld units used by traffic wardens and would then be looking to replace pay-parking machines across the county.
In a written reply, he said: “The provision of payment options using contactless and chip and pin devices for credit/debit cards will be a requirement considered. Smart payment options will also be evaluated/costed as part of this process and will be provided if financially viable.”
Part of the Blackrock Road (R172) will be closed from Tuesday to Friday of next week to facilitate road resurfacing works.
The road will be closed between its junctions with Bothar Na Feirme and Hardy’s Lane (Finnabair Industrial Park) from 7.30am to 6.30pm each day.
Local access will be provided with diversion routes signposted.
Irish Rail have confirmed that the 5.40am Dundalk to Pearse train will run tomorrow morning.
Doubts about the service had emerged after Irish Rail drivers announced they would be striking from 6am to 9am.
The 5.40am service from Clarke Station will run but only as far as Connolly Station though. This service will also stop at the normal intermediate stations.
No other commuter services will operate prior to 10am.
Full details on the strike can be found here.
Local rail commuters are facing major disruption tomorrow.
Threatened industrial action by Irish Rail drivers will affect rail services in the morning.
The drivers are going on strike from 6am to 9am. As a result, no commuter services will operate prior to 10am, with disruption possible until noon.
Irish Rail also insist that Intercity services cannot be guaranteed prior to 2pm, although there may be a limited service between 9am and 2pm.
Rail tickets will not be valid on services of other transport providers during the strike.
A similar disruption is also planned for Friday November 6th.
Further details on www.irishrail.ie
The crash happened outside Dundalk IT
Part of the Dublin Road was closed for a brief period last night following a collision between a bus and a car outside Dundalk IT.
Gardaí and the ambulance service were called to the scene with at least one person taken to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda.
Their injuries are said to be non-life threatening.
Traffic lights at the junction for St Alphonsus Road, off the Inner Relief Road, are out of order this morning
The traffic lights on the N52 Inner Relief Road at the turn off for the St Alphonsus Road are out of order this morning.
Caution is advised in the area.
Priority is given to traffic on the by-pass with traffic exiting from the direction of Aura Leisure Centre and the Louth County Council offices urged to be particularly cautious.
It is hoped the matter will be resolved soon.
Meanwhile, Gardaí are dealing with a collision on the Dundalk to Carrickmacross Road (R178) at Carrickmullan. Motorists are warned that fog is quite heavy in the area.
This section of the Coes Road will now be known as Coes Road West
Signs for Coes Road East and Coes Road West are set to be erected in the coming weeks.
The plan to differentiate between the two parts of the Coes Road on either side of the N52 by-pass was agreed in January 2014 by the former Dundalk Town Council but signage reflecting this has been held up until now.
Coes Road West will be the new address for all buildings on the town side of the Inner Relief Road such as Lally’s Superstore, Daly Brothers, Anord and FastFix.
Meanwhile, Coes Road East will be everything on the opposite side of the Inner Relief Road such as businesses in the North Link Retail Park and the Blackthorn Business Park.
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