Temporary Closing of Roads at Gortlownan

SECTION 75 OF THE ROADS ACT, 1993

Notice is hereby given of the decision of Sligo County Council to extend the temporary closure to public traffic of, Regional Road R287-83 from the intersection of the R287 and the R290 at Gortlownan to facilitate the construction of the Gortlownan Road Group Water Supply Scheme (Ballintogher No.2).

The section of the R287 road that is being closed is located from the intersection of the R287 and the R290 at Gortlownan to a point 3800m West, to the intersection of the R287 and the L-3605.

Local Access will be provided to residents/landowners but not to ‘through traffic’.

The period of closure is from 27th February 2010 to 23rd April, 2010 from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm each day.

The alternative route to Ballintogher will be via Local Road L-3605-43.

A special Speed Limit of 50kph will be in place from the Castleore Junction to the Leitrim County Boundary.

For further information please contact Mr Declan Cawley, Senior Executive Engineer at 071 9111396 or Mr Clinton Morrow at 071 9111390.

T. Kilfeather.
Director of Services.

Published on the 24/02/2010