Street lights to be installed near Laois supermarket
Additional public lighting will be installed in Rathdowney soon
More public lighting will be installed near a Laois supermarket in the coming weeks.
With the darker evenings setting in, Cllr John King requested Laois County Council to provide an update on the installation of public lighting on the Johnstown Road at Dunnes Stores in Rathdowney.
Cllr King had previously raised the issue in April of this year.
Speaking at the November meeting of the Borris-in-Ossory/Mountmellick MD, the Rathdowney Councillor pointed out that this is a very busy part of the town with Dunnes Stores and Mr Price located there. However, at present it is “very dark.”
Laois County Council’s Road Design section confirmed that they have engaged with the lighting contractor and works will be carried out in the coming weeks.
Cllr King welcomed the news, although he noted that the challenge now is to get the ESB to swiftly connect the lights.
“To get the ESB is a very slow process. It’s very annoying,” the Fine Gael Councillor said.
“At least we’ll have the poles up and hopefully they’ll be working before Christmas.”
Cllr James Kelly also welcomed the development, saying: “A lot of people are walking there and we need to make sure they’re safe.”
Of Laois County Council’s €140 million budget for 2027, public lighting has been allocated over €1.5 million for next year.
This figure is up over €100,000 from last year when almost €1.4 million was ring fenced for public lighting in the county.
Funded by the Local Democracy Reporting Scheme