Leitrim road used by medical staff left untarred for three decades
Leitrim County Council has been urged to address the poor condition of a road used by ambulances and medical staff and serving a residential care home.
A road in Leitrim, frequently used by medical staff and ambulances, has not been tarred in more than 30 years and has been described as being in a “terrible state of repair.”
The issue was raised at a meeting of Carrick-on-Shannon Municipal District by Cllr Paddy Farrell, who called on Leitrim County Council to include the resurfacing of local roads L74152 and L74153 at Kilmaddaroe in the 2027 annual road works programme.
“This road has not been resurfaced in over 30 years,” his motion stated, while also asking that an explanation be provided as to how the works could be carried out as a matter of urgency.
“There’s a residential care home on this road and it hasn’t been tarred in over 30 years,” Cllr Farrell told the meeting.
District Engineer Emma Donohoe explained that, as the roads are cul-de-sacs, they would not rank highly for inclusion in the road works programme. However, she said they would be ideally suited to the Community Involvement Scheme (CIS).
Under the CIS, the local community makes a monetary contribution towards the cost of road works, amounting to eight per cent of the repair costs, while the Council carries out the works. The scheme typically applies to roads with low levels of usage.
Cllr Farrell’s motion was seconded by Cllr Cormac Flynn, who commented: “It’s in a terrible state of repair and there’s very vulnerable people living there and ambulances travelling there.”
A response from the Roads Department stated, “If the local community wish to include these roads on the CIS list, they can contact the section of Leitrim County Council. In the interim, the Velocity Patcher will be scheduled to attend these roads when resources allow.”