Traffic disruption to continue for months in Thomastown
Stop-go to continue for health and safety reasons
A months-long stop-go system along the quay in Thomastown looks set to continue for several more months as consultants assess what remediation works are needed.
Local councillors were recently updated on the situation - with one scenario that it could be next summer before work can even start to fix the problem.
One lane of the approach road to Thomastown, from the Inistioge side, was closed late last year when it was discovered subsidence had caused damage to the retaining wall along the roadside.
At the recent meeting of Callan Thomastown municipal district councillors, Cllr Deirdre Cullen asked for clarification on the situation as people were wondering why work had not yet started.
Area Engineer Declan Murphy explained one reason was that they were waiting for the annual roads budget to be announced and Kilkenny County Council had put in for significant funding for the project.
It was also explained that consultants were looking at the damage to determine if in-river work will have to be carried out.
If this is the case, work will have to wait until next summer, as there are strict rules when in-river works can take place, as enforced by Inland Fisheries and the OPW.
This is not a straight forward job, Cllr Cullen said, and acknowledged that local people have been patient.
The stop-go system will continue for health and safety reasons.