Council pursuing concrete lorries

Kildare County Council says it is 'pursuing' the owners of vehicles which have been spilling concrete on the junction of the Sunnyhill Road and the Athy Road and is 'hopeful of a successful outcome' on the matter.

This was the Council's recent reply to a number of queries made by the Diary relating to the state of the road at the junction.

A Council spokesman said the position was the 'responsibility' of the owners of the vehicles.

The Diary first raised the matter of the non-maintenance of the junction in June of 2005, then in February 2006, and most recently in early February of this year.

ED NOTE: Quite apart from the concrete spillages, the issue of potholes at the junction is a major concern to road users, and as the responsibility for dealing with these is traditionally a Council matter, it is unclear to the Diary why a 'pursuit' of concrete lorry owners is delaying such maintenance work for so long.

Brian Byrne.