Patience of locals praised as long running Kilkenny stop-go roadworks complete
The patience of local residents while a long-running stop-go system was in place in Thomastown has been praised.
At the recent Callan Thomastown municipal district meeting, Chair Cllr Deirdre Cullen said it was brilliant to see the new quay wall and road surface was now in place in Thomastown.
Following subsidence under the quay wall, the adjacent road had been reduced to one-lane for more than a year.
“I’d like to thank the residents, particularly along the quay, for their patience and understanding while we were getting funding. You can see from the extensive work carried out, the money was needed.”
The extensive works include the installation of 55 metres of rock bag protection which will stabilise the base of the quay wall.
An impermeable membrane was then installed between the rock bags and the wall.
On the road side of the wall, the road substrate was ‘grouted’ following which the road was resurfaced.
To facilitate this work the council asked ESB to remove the overhead cables along the route. This was essential to allow the installation of the rock bags and was carried out with no delay.