Roads crossing Meath–Dublin border not included in gritting programme revealed
All national and regional roads that cross the Meath and Fingal border are salted on both sides of the border, councillors have been told.
However, there are some exceptions where local roads are not included in Meath’s winter gritting programme.
At the October meeting of Meath County Council, the local authority confirmed that the majority of cross-county roads are treated on both sides of the border during icy conditions.
The clarification came in response to a notice of question submitted by Fine Gael Councillor Alan Tobin, who sought confirmation on whether the gritting routes for the winter maintenance programme in Meath align with Fingal County Council’s winter maintenance programme, specifically Fingal’s primary and secondary routes.
The Council stated that any of Fingal’s Priority 1 routes extending to the Meath border are salted on the Meath side.
In addition, most of Fingal’s Priority 2 routes reaching the border are treated by Meath’s winter maintenance teams — with a few exceptions.
The local roads not included in Meath’s gritting programme are: Garristown to Ardcath (L1011-24 and L1011-15) – 2.25km; Garristown to N2 (L5007-23) – 1.57km; The Ward to Kilbride (L1007-40) – 1.84km.