Sod is turned while residents feel spurned

Paul Byrne

Louth County Council welcomed Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien to officially turn the sod for the €11 million Mount Avenue Link Road Scheme in Dundalk, a major milestone in upgrading the western road network in the town.

However, amid the fanfare and photoshoots, residents in nearby Lis Na Dara continued to voice their frustrations at the lack of communication and engagement from the local authority regarding the project.

The construction contract is valued in excess of €11 million and will involve the building 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 north-west of the ESB Substation. From that point, the Mount Avenue Road will be widened and upgraded to Castletown Cross on the Castleblayney Road.

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