Louth County Council to grit main roads and foodpaths in response to Orange weather alert

The Louth County Council, Severe Weather Assessment Team (SWAT) convened at 2pm today to review the arrangements by the Council in response to the current Orange weather alert. 

The team say they will continue to monitor the situation and have said gritting of the priority roads and gritting of footpaths in the town centres of Dundalk, Drogheda and Ardee will take place. 

The public are being asked to heed local authority advice on local conditions and to monitor Met Éireann forecasts for updates on local conditions.

Met Éireann have issued a Status Orange Snow/Ice warning for Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Clare, Connacht, Longford, Louth, Meath and Westmeath valid from 11:00 Thursday 09/03/2023 to 00:00 Friday 10/03/2023. Significant accumulations of snow are expected in some areas along with icy conditions.

They have advised that Weather conditions are expected to be disruptive for travel tomorrow. Driving conditions may be particularly hazardous tomorrow morning during the busy commute morning times of 6am to 10am.

The public should note that local conditions will vary across the country and consider those conditions. Any travel arrangements should be planned carefully in advance of setting out.

All road users should be aware of the potential for hazardous travelling conditions, particularly on untreated roads and allow extra time for all road journeys.

Motorists should slow down and be aware of the dangers posed by poor visibility during periods of falling sleet/snow.

Pedestrians should also be aware for the potential of slips and falls in icy conditions particularly on untreated roads and footpaths. 

Louth County Council Severe Weather Assessment Team say they will continue to meet and will issue updates locally as necessary to media and on their twitter page @louthcoco