Lay-by on Waterford road to remain closed due to ‘serious amount of dumping’
The issue was raised by Cllr Kate O’Mahoney at the July meeting of the Dungarvan-Lismore District
A lay-by on County Waterford road will remain closed after there was a “serious amount of dumping” at the location, a council meeting has heard.
The issue was raised by Sinn Féin councillor Kate O’Mahoney at the July meeting of the Dungarvan-Lismore District.
Cllr O’Mahoney asked whether Waterford City and County Council’s Roads Department had discussed the potential reopening of the lay-by with the Environmental Department.
In response, Senior Executive Engineer Maria Goff outlined the reason for the lay-by’s continued closure.
Ms Goff said: “With regards to the Colligan lay-by, I suppose we reviewed it over a year ago and even more than a year ago.
“There was a serious amount of dumping that occurred by the wall there.
“There was a big clean-up operation carried out by Coillte where truck loads of rubbish were removed and also our own staff were involved.
“So what we are going to look at, when the next round comes out, is maybe an anti-dumping initiative to apply for some sort of fence.”