Roadworks Information
Our overall objective is to construct, maintain and improve public roads and motorways to cater for the ever increasing volume of traffic and to provide the necessary infrastructure to support economic and social development.
The other principal activity is the implementation of traffic management schemes, cycle and pedestrian facilities, road safety measures including the promotion of road safety awareness and the operation of the school warden service.
"Public Road" as defined by Section 11 of the Roads Act, 1993 is any road over which a public right of way exists and the responsibility for its maintenance rests with the roads authority".
Roads are classified as follows:-
- National Primary - major roads linking cities, principal ports, airports and large towns and declared to be a national road by the Minister for Environment and Local Government under the Roads Act, 1993.
- Regional Roads - are declared to be regional roads by the Minister for Environment and Local Government and are important feeder routes to the national roads
- Local Roads - includes all urban and rural other than national or regional roads.
Any current Roadworks are listed here:
R424 Regional Road and R420 Strategic Regional Road at Lea Cross
Birr & District Auto Club Rally
Laois County Council having given the required notice, has now decided to close the following roads in the vicinity of Borris-in-Ossory between 08.00 a.m. and 19.00 p.m. on Sunday the 26th February, 2012.
The closure is necessary to facilitate the Birr and District Auto Club Motor Rally.
The following is a list of the roads to be closed: L-5731, R-433, L-1574, L-1575, L-5573, L-5578,
L-5572, L-5571, L-5570, L-1561, L-1558, L-1560, L-5559, L-1558, R-435, L-5555, L-1537, L-1553,
L-15550, L-1536, L-1537, L-1538, L-5539, L-5535, L-1598, L-1596, L-5600, L-5610, L-5611,
L-16322, L-1633, L-1632, L-5595, L-1598, L-1574
The Birr and District Auto Club will be erecting the appropriate signage and arranging manned points to divert traffic to the alternative route. Local access will be provided in emergencies.
