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Laois County Council has announced the closure of a busy street in Mountmellick, to allow for road resurfacing works to be carried out.
Works will be carried out along Connolly street, seeing a closure from the Sarsfield Street/Lord Edward St junction to the Davitt road junction.
The road will be closed from 8am to 6pm daily until Friday November 7. Diversions are in place, rerouting through Irishtown and Pearse Street.
Pictured: Laois County Council diversions
In late October, local Fianna Fáíl Cllr Paddy Bracken complained to the Council that the road was 'in bits'.
“The road needs to be resurfaced this year because it's actually in bits, it's a danger," the Cllr said.
Read more on the story here.
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