Laois County Council wishes to advise of the use of STOP-GO BOARD(s) at the following location:

Portlaoise

Road: N80 James Fintan Lawlor Avenue & a small section of Well Road
From a point: Junction with N77 (53.032321, -7.301895)
To a point: Junction with R445 (53.034191, -7.294149)

ON and/or BETWEEN the following dates & times
20/06/2020 08:00 and 20/06/2020 18:00:00

For the purposes of Road Surveying

Please see attached map.

Datum Monitoring 2-Way S&G Portlaoise

Datum Monitoring Lane Closures Portlaoise

Any objections or observations shall be emailed to: fnasiem@laoiscoco.ie and copy the following & kmanning@laoiscoco.ie

Laois County Council wishes to advise of the use of TEMPORARY TRAFFIC LIGHTS

At the following location:

Road: R-434 Mannin Cross Roads to Derrin Cross Roads, Borris In Ossory
Co. Laois
At point: Ballytarsna, Pike of Rushall, Co. Laois

ON and/or BETWEEN the following dates & times
22/06/2020 8:00 and 24/06/2020 16:30

For the purposes of Drainage Works

Please see attached map.

R434 Ballytarsna Pike of Rushall

Any objections or observations shall be emailed to: wdanagher@laoiscoco.ie
and copy the following ekenny@laoiscoco.ie

Laois County Council is seeking expressions of interest in respect of the provision of additional housing through the supply of new or refurbished housing. While the Council is interested in new housing on greenfield/brownfield sites, it would also welcome proposals in respect of the refurbishment of existing vacant house(s) in our town or villages.

The Council is also seeking expressions of interest from any landowners interested in disposing of land (Greenfield or Brownfield) with appropriate zoning within County Laois for the development of housing.

Expression of interest forms are available here.

Completed Expressions of Interest should be submitted via the following e-mail address: housingdelivery@laoiscoco.ie

Please see below statutory notice in relation to the proposed Temporary Road Closure of a portion of Main Street Portlaoise.

In accordance with Section 75 of the Roads Act 1993 and Section 12 of the Roads Regulations 1994, notice is hereby given that Laois County Council proposes to temporarily close the following road for the period and the reasons specified below:-

Road Subject of Proposed Closure – Main Street, Portlaoise (from the junction with Railway Street to the intersection with Church Avenue).

Period/Time of Proposed Closure – Monday to Sunday inclusive from 11.00hrs to 17.30hrs commencing on Thursday 2^nd July 2020 and concluding on Sunday 30^th August 2020.

Reason for Proposed Closure –  To support adherence to public health guidelines, to support the measures outlined in the Roadmap for the Reopening of Society and Business, to support the actions of the County Laois Business Recovery Group and to enable Main Street, Portlaoise to be a Covid Compliant Street.

Alternative Routes –  Via Church Street, Railway Street, Tower Hill and Church Avenue.

Please note that, during the temporary closure the existing one way vehicular system on Railway Street (Tower Hill to Main Street) will be reversed (i.e. Main Street to Tower Hill).

Observations regarding this proposed temporary road closure can be made in writing to the undersigned and/or emailed to roadsadmin@laoiscoco.ie to be received not later than 1.00pm on Friday 26^th June, 2020.

Laois CC TRC Portlaoise Main St 17×9 265 LE

DOS Report to Elected Members 15.06.20

Main Street Portlaoise – A COVID-19 Ready Street

Laois County  Library Service will begin to  offer  more  library services to the public as outlined in Phase 2 of the Government’s Roadmap for re-opening society and  business from week commencing the 8^th of June 2020 .

The first phase of these services will be a “Contact and Collect” service in some of the major branch Libraries

In all situations, the health and safety of the public and staff will be paramount. Social distancing will be observed where library users interact with services, and all health and safety protocols will be observed.

Library customers  must  contact branch libraries  directly in advance  to place an order of books/DVDs/CDs etc that are currently available in Laois Library branches. A time for collection will be given, and one member of a household can enter the lobby of the library to pick up the order. Members of the public are not permitted to enter the main library area at this time and are asked to use hand sanitiser and adhere to social distancing guidelines when collecting items. Library customers can also return their  outstanding loans  to the library.

The following libraries will offer a  Contact And Collect service and  a specific collection time will be given to you during the  opening times below

Portlaoise Library: Monday-Friday, 9.30 am-1pm & 2pm-4.30pm

Portarlington Library: Tuesday, Wednesday and Fridays 9.30am – 1.00pm &2.00pm-4.30pm

Mountmellick  Library-Tuesdays and Fridays  9.30-1pm& 2pm-4.30pm

Abbeyleix Library –Tuesdays and Fridays  9.30-1pm & 2pm-4.30pm

Please contact the libraries directly  as below

Portlaoise  phone 057 8622333 email laoislibrary@laoiscoco.ie

Portarlington -057 8643751 email library@laoiscoco.ie

Abbeyleix- 057 8730020 library@laoiscoco.ie

Mountmellick -057 8644572 library@laoiscoco.ie

Durrow, Mountrath, Rathdowney, Stradbally and Ballylinan Libraries will not be offering this service at this Phase and will remain closed to the public.  Our customers from these branches(closed)  can avail of the Call and Collect services in Portlaoise, Portarlington, Abbeyleix and Mountmellick libraries in Laois

On Tuesday 9^th June, Laois County Council will re-introduce enforcement measures for time limited parking in Portlaoise, Portarlington and Mountmellick. From Tuesday 9^th June, where parking signs provide for time limited parking (in most cases 2hr time limits), vehicles parked in excess of the signed time limits will be at risk of fixed penalty notices.

The reintroduction of time limited parking will facilitate increased turnover of spaces in town centres, supporting local businesses and coinciding with the commencement of Phase Two of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business.

This public notice pertains to parking time limits only. No public parking fees will apply until the commencement of Phase 3 (29^th June) of the Roadmap and further notice will issue in that regard in the coming weeks.

Of the intention & decision to close the following roads at the following location

Road: L-21210 Cappagh North, Portlaoise

From a point: Junction with L-2110
To a point: End of Cul-de-Sac

ON and/or BETWEEN the following dates & times
4/06 /2020 08.00Hrs and 4/06 /2020 18.00Hrs

For the purposes of Road Resurfacing Works

Alternative routes are outlined on the attached map. (below)

Any objections or observations shall be emailed to:

squinn@laoiscoco.ie

wwilkinson@laoiscoco.ie

john.walsh@Kilsaran.ie

Signed: On behalf of the Roads Authority

ROADS ACT 1993

(Road Regulations 1994)

M7/M8 Motorway – Proposed Roadworks / Lane Restrictions

In accordance with the provisions of Section 75 of the above Act and Article 12 of the Roads Regulations, 1994, Laois County Council hereby serves notice that it proposes to implement slip lane (merge and diverge ramps) and roundabout closures on the M7 motorway at Junction 18 (Portlaoise), Junction 21 (Borris in Ossory) and the M8 Motorway at Junction 3 (Rathdowney), during the period 24^th June 2020 to 30^th October 2020 to facilitate roundabout repair works. A Traffic Management Plan will be in operation.

The works at the roundabout will involve slip lane motorway closures, with traffic directed along the diversion routes. Local traffic will be facilitated under a stop/go system at each roundabout. The works locations are as follows:

• Junction 18, M7, Eastbound Roundabout
• Junction 21, M7, Eastbound and Westbound Roundabouts
• Junction 3, M8, Northbound and Southbound Roundabouts

Maps of the diversion routes are available for inspection at www.laois.ie and Áras an Chontae, Portlaoise.

M7M8 Diversion Routes