Emergency Repairs Are Planned On Four Co. Kildare

Tuesday, 5 October 2021 10:37

By Ciara Plunkett @plunkettciara

File image: A section of the Grand Canal at Sallins/RollingNews

2 bridges are on the Royal Canal, and 2 on the Grand Canal.

Waterways Ireland is to conduct emergency repairs on four Kildare bridges.

3, Devonshire Bridge in Sherlockstown, Henry Bridge Tipperstown and Landestown Bridge span the Grand Canal.

Two structures are on the Royal Canal, Cope Bridge near Leixlip and Packenham Bridge, just over the border in Dublin.

WI has tendered the contract for repairs of repair of parapets, piers and abutments on all five structures.

The deadline for responses is October 29th.

More from Local News

Kildare Among Top Counties For Speeding Fines

Naas accounted for €1.7 million, followed by the Kildare Town (€591,520) and Leixlip (€197,040).
Unethical Backyard Breeding: Pup's Death Piles Pressure On Government For New Law

Audio

A petition backing Stout's Law has been launched online, urging the government to introduce stricter animal cruelty laws.
Kildare Sinn Fein TD Says She Knows "What It Means To Resist Colonial Violence" Ahead Of Gaza Flotilla Trip

Audio

Ní Raghallaigh, who also works as a teacher, is taking annual leave to take part.
Drivers Caught Speeding Up To 40km/h Over Speed Limit In Donadea On National Slow Down Day

Nationally, 268 drivers have already been caught travelling over the speed limit
INMO: Hospital Overcrowding A "Serious Breach Of Human Dignity"

New figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation show continuing pressure at Naas General Hospital.
Dumpers Tracked Down And Forced To Clean Up At Kilcullen Graveyard

Kilcullen Gardaí tracked down the vehicle involved, identified the occupants, and brought them back to the scene to pick up the rubbish they had dumped.
"Everyone In School Wanted To Join In": How A Nine-Year-Old Kilcullen Boy Started His Own Toy Business

Audio

William Alexander Syrigos, a pupil at Ballyshannon National School in Kilcullen, designs and sells 3D-printed and laser-cut toys online through a business he co-founded with his 14-year-old friend, Sofia.
Workshop To Outline Rationale For €1.6m Cycle Lane Between Moone And Timolin

Officials from Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TTI) will host the workshop at the Moone parish hall on Tuesday, 2 September, from 3-7pm.