TriAthy Is Going Head In September.

Thursday, 12 August 2021 14:00

The two day event did not take place last year.

TriAthy is going ahead this September.

The two day event, which historically attracted thousands of people to the town, did not take place in 2020.

Kildare County Council has given notice of proposed road closures to facilitate the event.

Temporary Road Closure – TriAthy

The R417 Carlow/Monasterevin Road from its junction with the N78 Athy/Kilcullen Road at Athy to Maganey Crossroads & the Levitstown/Kilkea Road - 7:15 am to 6:00 pm on Saturday 4 & Sunday 5 September 2021

For more info https://t.co/IQ7KJA9TVt
— Kildare County Council (@KildareCoCo) August 11, 2021

The council intends to close:

(1) The R417 Carlow/Monasterevin Road from its junction with the N78 Athy/Kilcullen Road at Athy to Maganey Crossroads from 7:15 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 September 2021.

Alternative routes:

Traffic travelling north from Carlow towards Athy on the R417 (Carlow/Monasterevin Road) will be diverted at Maganey Crossroads (The Three Counties). Diversions will be via the L4009 into Castledermot and onwards to Athy via the Athy/Castledermot Road R418/N9. Traffic travelling south from Athy to Carlow will be diverted onto the Athy/Castledermot Road R418/N9 to Castledermot and via the N9 to Carlow

and

(2) The Levitstown/Kilkea Road for its entire length;

The R418 Athy/Castledermot Road between Kilkea and Castledermot National School;

The Kilkea/Castledermot Road between Mullaghcreelan and Castleroe West Cross; and

The Castleroe/Beaconstown Road between Castleroe West Cross and Beaconstown Cross

from 7:15 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 September 2021.

Alternative routes:

Traffic travelling north from Castledermot to Athy will be diverted at The Square, Castledermot. Diversions will be via Hobartstown (on the N9) and run to Kilkea where traffic may rejoin the R418 Athy/Castledermot Road to Athy. Traffic travelling south from Athy to Castledermot will be diverted at Kilkea towards Hobartstown (on the N9) and then southward to Castledermot.

Please visit www.triathy.com for further information and to register for real-time SMS updates on road closures during the event.

Submissions are invited to roadssubmissions@kildarecoco.ie on or before 5:00 p.m. on Monday, 16 August.

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