Poorly reinstated section of N24 in Tipperary still not rectified 8 months after complaint

The poor reinstatement of a section of the N24 in Carrick-on-Suir dug up to repair a water main hasn’t yet been rectified by Uisce Éireann eight months after a councillor highlighted the problem.

A frustrated Cllr David Dunne declared at Carrick-on-Suir Municipal District’s latest meeting that no more road opening licences should be issued to Uisce Éireann until this section of the Pill Road is resurfaced properly.

The Sinn Féin councillor accused Uisce Éireann of “butchering” the road just months after a new road pavement was laid on it as part of a €6.8m upgrade of the N24 in Carrick town.

He complained that he didn’t want to have to raise this issue again and asked Council management if this matter could be raised “higher up the chain” of command to ensure it’s sorted out.

It was at a Carrick Municipal District meeting in April last year that Cllr Dunne first highlighted the poor reinstatement of the road after Uisce Éireann carried out repairs to a burst water main twice in the space of three weeks.

At the time, he strongly criticised Uisce Éireann for not replacing the old water main under the N24 Pill Road when the N24 Carrick-on-Suir Pavement & Safety Improvement Scheme was being carried out.

Council Executive Engineer Paul Farrell assured Cllr Dunne that rectifying this section of road has been raised further up the line and he hoped to have all road surfaces properly reinstated over the whole District within the next few months.

Meanwhile, Cllr Dunne and fellow Carrick-on-Suir Cllr Kieran Bourke pressed Council management again at Carrick MD’s December meeting to ensure a snag list of repairs and minor alterations to works carried out along the 3.8km section of upgraded N24 in Carrick that before the contracting firm leaves the town.

Cllr Dunne pointed to a problem with surfacing laid at two roundabouts on the O’Mahony Avenue, while Cllr Bourke said residents on Mill Street wanted the double yellow lines painted outside their homes during the project as the street became a diversion route to be removed.

Cllr Bourke asked that Council management and the contractor liaise with him and Cllr Dunne about the snag list of repairs and changes required along the N24 as they were familiar with a lot of the problems.

Mr Farrell assured them the Council also didn’t want any problems left behind.

“We have a snag list we are populating.

“If you see anything arising, pass it onto me,” he said.