Roads in Louth described as "obstacle courses for vehicles"

Sinn Féin Councillor Pearse McGeough has described the roads around Townspark Road, Coole and Glack areas just outside Ardee, as “obstacle courses for vehicles”.

Following complaints from residents, Cllr McGeough visited the area and said he was appalled at the state of the roads.
Cllr McGeough said: “They are crumbling and have huge cracks in them where the subsidence has lifted the surface.

“At one point I was able to put my hand right into the crack and could feel just empty space below the surface.”

Driving over the roads in the area Cllr McGeough continued: “It was like an obstacle course, weaving in and out and around the worst of the potholes and trying to avoid the road edges where they dropped a few feet on either side.

“I wouldn’t like to have been driving those roads at night time.”

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Cllr McGeough raised the issue at this month’s Municipal meeting and has now asked Louth County Council to visit the area and to carry out a safety assessment with a view to repairing the road and introducing weight restrictions in the meantime.

Cllr Cllr McGeough concluded: “The roads around Coole, Glack and Townspark are in a worrying state.I have never seen roads as bad.The issues need to be addressed immediately.”