Concerns over Mount Avenue road project

By Paul Byrne

The Lis Na Dara residents Association have issued a response following confirmation last week that Louth County Council had signed the contract for the Mount Avenue Link road.

The construction contract is valued in excess of €7million and will involve the construction of a new road from Lis na Dara, on the Carrick Road, to the Mount Avenue Road, known locally as the “back of the wall”.

The new road will join the existing Mount Avenue Road northwest of the eSB Substation. From that point, the Mount Avenue Road will be wid- ened and upgraded to Castletown Cross on the Castleblaney Road.

While welcoming the news that lands will be opened up for housing developments the Lis Na Dara Residents Committee expressed concerns that the project will ‘will change the character and quality of our neighbourhood effectively splitting the estate in two’.

“We, as the community of Lis Na Dara, are pleased to hear that new lands will be opened up for housing development in the Mount Avenue area. We recognise that housing is a vital issue in our town and country, and we support Continued on Page 2