Closure of Laurence’s Gate in doubt
LOUTH County Council is facing major issues in relation to the closure of Laurence’s Gate, pictured left, this week, after it was revealed that the nearby Chord Road is to be closed to traffic for various periods for over four months due to water pipe works.
The gate was to close within weeks, but it would spell chaos in the area around the ancient structure if it closed while the Chord Road works take place. The street is scheduled to be shut off from August 8 until December 1.
It is planned that once the gate is closed, traffic will be reversed on the Chord Road to allow access onto the quays. No parking will be allowed on the Chord Road during the works.
LOUTH County Council is facing major issues in relation to the closure of Laurence’s Gate this week, after it was revealed that the nearby Chord Road is to be closed to traffic for various periods for over four months due to water pipe works.
The Gate was to close within weeks, but it would spell chaos in the area around the ancient structure if it closed while the Chord works take place. The street is scheduled to be shut off from August 8th until December 1.
It is planned that once the Gate is closed, traffic will be reversed on the Chord Road to allow access onto the quays.
If the council push ahead with the closure it will drive a lot of traffic into Greenhills and the already dangerous Baltray Road junction at Donor’s Green as well as Peter Street. There are no plans to upgrade the Baltray road junction as part of the Gate closure.
The council had sought to close the Gate during the summer when the school holidays are on.
An announcement of the planned works is on page 8 of this week’s paper and states that the closures will be on four separate sections of the Chord Road, from Constitution Hill to the Greenhills Villas junction.
‘No vehicular access or parking will be permitted along the proposed closure route for the period of closure,’ they state. The closure will be in sections to facilitate local access. Diversions will be in place.