No more flooding for Callan lane after protection works
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Residents and businesses in two flood-prone areas in the centre of Callan are breathing a sigh of relief as they have been assured they should no longer flood.
The hope that the KCAT car park and Keogh’s Lane have now been protected from the frequent water-logged events of recent winters was shared at the May meeting of Callan Thomastown municipal district councillors.
Work has begun in Callan.
Contractors were on Bridge Street, last week, and in advance of that in the KCAT car park, beside the Abbey Meadow.
Work in the KCAT car park included: the excavation of the car park under monitoring from an Archaeologist for the precast tank followed by the installation of the tank, tank anti-flotation work and backfill. An overflow pipe from the culvert to the tank was layed as well as the laying and welding on-site of the twin rising main pipes from the tank to the river.
Two pumps were installed. The flood embankment was excavated and twin precast headwalls installed.
The new equipment will pump water out above the level of the river.
Area Engineer Declan Murphy told the meeting that: “In theory that car park shouldn’t flood” and hopeful they won’t have any more flooding on Keogh’s Lane.
Municipal District Chairman, Cllr Joe Lyons, said the “work will be very beneficial to the area.”
The meeting also welcomed the allocation of over €1.135 million in emergency flood relief works funding for Callan, Thomastown, Inistioge and Graignamanagh.