SERVICES
Update at 17.00 Friday 2 March 2018
Status Orange Weather Warning in operation until 9am tomorrow morning, Saturday 3 March
It is emphasised that conditions are and will remain very difficult and dangerous and the public are advised not to travel, TO KEEP OFF THE ROADS AND TO CONTINUE TO EXERCISE HIGH LEVELS OF CAUTION for their own safety in the extreme cold, accumulated snow and icy conditions underfoot.
Current situation
Monaghan County Council ploughing and gritting crews in action since 6.00am this morning and continue through this evening. Main Roads were ploughed and saltedagain this afternoon.
The normal winter maintenance routine will recommence early on Saturday morning. The winter maintenance routes are available on the Council’s websitewww.monaghan.ie.
- All National Primary and National Secondary Roads are open and passible
- Local roads have not been salted and many are in a treacherous condition
- Monaghan County Council wish to repeat the advice to the public not to travel the roads tonight unless it is absolutely necessary.
Regional Roads Update
The following roads ploughed and salted. They are passible, but extreme care is needed
R179 Carrickmacross to Kingscourt Road,
R178 Carrickmacross to Dundalk Road
R182 Castleblayney to Newtownhamilton
R181 Castleblayney to Keady Road
R181 Castleblayney to Lough Egish and Shercock
R183 Castleblayney to Ballybay
R190 Ballybay to Cootehill
R185 Monaghan to Glaslough Road
R186 Monaghan to Tydavnet Road
R188 Monaghan to Cootehill
R187 Monaghan to Roslea Road
R183 Ballybay to Clones
R189 Monaghan to Threemilehouseto Newbliss
R184 Ballybay to Cootehill Road
R 162 Ballybay to Shercock
R 180 Ballybay to Lough Egish & Carrickmacross
R213 Killyneill to Castleshane
R162 Monaghan to Ballybay Road
Drivers tonight should consider that Local roads in rural areas remain untreated and in a treacherous condition
Repeat the advice from Monaghan County Council is not to travel the roads tonight unless it is absolutely necessary
We would like to thank our workcrews, Fire Service and Civil Defence volunteers for their work over the past 48 hours, together with the Gardai and HSE.
We would also like to thank the public for their consideration on the roads.
Monaghan County Council Offices Closed
Monaghan County Council wishes to advise that due to the issuing of a Code Level Red severe weather alert for the county that all County Council Offices and Libraries will close to the public on Thursday and Friday 1st & 2nd March. Emergency contact numbers are as follows;
| Municipal District of Ballybay-Clones | Michael Leonard | 087 2041672 |
| Municipal District of Carrickmacross-Castleblayney | Michael Duffy | 087 6873154 |
| Municipal District of Monaghan | Colm Lynch | 087 6501833 |