Andrew Doyle
(Wicklow, Fine Gael)
Wicklow County Council has been given €850,000 to maintain its roads in 2010. With three weeks gone in the year and 49 weeks to go, I estimate that between €500,000 and €600,000 of that annual fund has been spent already. One of today’s newspapers reported that approximately €150 million – I imagine that was an educated guess – is needed to repair the damage done to this country’s roads in recent times. That equates to an average of approximately €4 million for each affected local authority. It is encouraging that the Minister of State from the capital city is present in the Chamber. It seems that his senior colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, who represents a neighbouring constituency, did not take this crisis seriously until it started to affect the city. As my colleagues have said, road infrastructure is the key to road safety. It is also the key to attracting investment, business and tourism. It is right that the road from the hotel in Glendalough to the upper lake car park was repaired last Sunday to make the road passable. However, another section of road not too far away, which is used for access by a milk lorry, was not repaired. If something positive is to come out of all of this, it is that local employment will have to be created as money is spent locally to repair our roads. If this is not addressed, we will have no road infrastructure in 12 months’ time.
Nice one Andrew, However I would argue that the roads in the town’s would need to be given priority as the car repair business is booming and workers cannot afford the constant repairs .This week alone I had to fork out 550 Euros for wheel Barings and the garage man tells me it was because of the various pot holes in and around the Abby street and Marlton road junction in Wicklow Town
Collecting my children from school is lethal as the potholes are getting bigger and bigger (near the Wicklow Montessori school) also outside the Abby National school
The whole road needs to be urgently resurfaced (Dublin Road & Abby Road ,Wicklow Town)
Water pipes broken under the marlton Road
Water pipes seem to be broken under this streach of the Marlton Road
Thomas,
We have tested this water and there is no chlorine present so it must be surface water coming up through the road.
This often happens where the land is higher than the road.
Thanks again for letting us know as it is always worth checking.
Regards,
Declan Marnane,
Wicklow Area Engineer,
0404 20173
—–Original Message—–
Sent: 25 January 2010 21:43
To: County Secretary – Group
Subject: water pipe breakages
Dear sir or Madam
I wish to draw your attention to the water pipe breakages on the Marlton road
Please inform the relevant department,
Hoping this will bring about the speedy repair and help conserve this precious resource!
Category:
action, Environment issues, Green Party, John Gormley, Local Wicklow Business, Local Wicklow Issues, local Wicklow politics, Water charges, Water charges X John Gormley X Minister for Environment X CHARLIE TAYLOR, Wicklow Blog, Wicklow communities blog, Wicklow County Councilors, Wicklow elections, wicklow Environment issues, Wicklow News, Wicklow resident associations, Wicklow Roads, Wicklow TD's Dail comments, Wicklow Town
Tagged with: