Slippery when wet, treacherous when icy. That was one councillor s summation of the surface at Market Square at the January meeting of Dundalk Municipal District which was held online for the first time.
Cllr Kevin Meenan added people were slipping on footpaths and he was surprised there had been no serious injuries during the cold snap earlier in the month.
He suggested gritting be concentrated on the most used tracks across the square.
The Sinn Féin representative continued that the surface at Market Square was always an issue since day 1 and had to be looked at long-term.
It was slippery when wet but treacherous when icy.
Calls for treacherous Dundalk Market Square to be gritted
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Councillors have raised concerns about the safety of pedestrians walking across Market Square saying it is “treacherous” in icy conditions.
Local Sinn Féin councillor Kevin Meenan and Independent Cllr Maeve Yore called on Louth County Council to grit the Square in the centre of town.
However, the County Council said they don’t have the resources to grit the whole of Market Square and are looking at setting up a “mini-gritting route” in that area.
Cllr Meenan, speaking at the Dundalk Municipal District’s monthly meeting held on Zoom last Tuesday, said he has seen a huge amount of people slipping when walking across the square during the recent frosty weather.