Louth's Watters welcomes plans for safety works at Aghameen

Dundalk-Carlingford's Cllr Antóin Watters has welcomed news that Louth County Council is to carry out safety works at Aghameen on the Jenkinstown Road.

Cllr Watters told the Dundalk Municipal District June meeting, the final meeting before the upcoming local elections, that on the road, up past the Magic Hill, there is a stretch of the road where there is no bank to stop cars going over the edge.

The Sinn Féin councillor advised the meeting that motorists might not be aware of the potential danger at the location and requested that safety works be carried out.

In an image shared by Cllr Watters on social media following the meeting, it can be seen that at the side of the road, there is a significant drop, see below.

Cllr Watters welcomed the news, commenting afterwards on social media that he was "delighted to receive confirmation that’s a vehicle restraint system has been approved at Aghameen on the Jenkinstown Road. I have been campaigning to address this dangerous stretch of road for some time now."