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Flooding of Clare Roads

  • 20-11-2009 9:09am
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,302 ✭✭✭


    Hi All,

    Heading to Kilkee this afternoon from Dublin. Just wondering if anyone could be kind enough to provide an update on the state of the roads today?

    Thanks


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,739 ✭✭✭Stuxnet


    ive been working on a job in kilkee all week, coming in from Ennis, so taking the kilrush road out, there was one bad bend a few miles outside ennis, that was flooded but it was passable, i'm not out there today as the creche i use for my kid is closed due to local floods, but the lads i work with are gone to kilkee today and i havent heard anything about them having to turn back, so your ok i'd guess


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,302 ✭✭✭Bits_n_Bobs


    Thanks - reckon will risk it, worst comes to the worst will find somewhere in Limerick/Ennis to put the head down this evening and see what the story is in the morning


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,739 ✭✭✭Stuxnet


    you'll be grand, sun is shining down here today


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,947 ✭✭✭BLITZ_Molloy


    Where in Ennis has gotten flooded? The railway line between Ennis and Limerick is closed anyway.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 636 ✭✭✭drunken_munky52


    The Emergency Services are presently evacuating areas where flooding cannot be controlled by sandbags or pumps. Approximately 40 households at Elm Park (Gort Road) and Oakwood Drive (Watery Road) in Ennis have been evacuated today due to serious flooding. The Emergency Services are presently attempting to fill a breach in a river wall, close to the Club Bridge in Ennis Town Centre (Abbey Street Carpark). Ennis Recycling Centre and Ennis Dog Pound in the Gort Industrial State have been closed due to flooding.

    The Emergency Services are monitoring levels of water on an ongoing basis. In the interests of personal safety people should avoid contact with flood waters and parents are requested to be particularly vigilant with children. A help line (1890-252943) has been set up for members of the public in Ennis.

    Despite today’s respite from the heavy rain of previous days, it is expected that tidal conditions will continue to pose a flooding threat in County Clare and, in particular, Ennis. It is expected that further rain over the weekend will create additional flooding problems for Ennis.

    Ennis District as of 11.30am on 20/11/09

    Girroga Lake has burst its bank threatening to flood Gort Road industrial Estate
    Abbey Street car park slight flooding
    Ard Aoibhinn, Limerick Road, limited access
    Honeywell is flooded.
    Abbey Street - Closed for traffic
    Newbridge Road, Ennis not passable.
    Causeway link now open
    Tubber Road, Corofin – not passable.
    Druimmin, on Kilrush Road. – Stop / Go system, Ennis Bound Lane is not passable.
    Lissane & Kildysart Road, Clarecastle, not passable.
    Cusack Lawn, Lahinch Road, Ennis – Not passable
    Tobertaiscean closed from Limerick road junction
    Clonroad, Mangan’s to Suttons Lights not passable
    Drehidnagower Road is flooded but passable
    Drumcliff Road from Lees Road complex to Graveyard not passable
    Dun Na Hinse on Lahinch Road, not passable
    Castlefergus, Quin – bad but passable.
    Spancil Hill to Quin bad but passable.
    Toonagh, Fountain on Corofin Road not passable.
    Lifford rd closed
    Harmony row closed
    Watery Road, - Not passable.
    Limerick Road Captain Mac’s– Not passable.
    Aughanteeroe Estate, Gort Rd, At the back is under water and is rising into driveways.- sand bags have been delivered to all houses
    Glassan Estate, and Claureen Drive, Drumcliff Rd, is Flooded.
    Ballyline on the N18 flooding on road but passable.
    Gort Road one lane only
    Elm Park housing estate - closed
    Bridge at back –place closed

    Shannon District

    Shannon to Newmarket on Fergus Road (Old Road) Bad but passable
    Crowe’s shop Sixmilebridge at junction with Cratloe Road, flooded but passable.
    Old roads in the back parts Newmarket on Fergus are flooded

    Ennistymon District

    North of Inagh on Ennis To Ennistymon Road not passable,
    Maurice’s Mills road from Corofin Road – Not passable.
    All towns North of Ennistymon ~ (Ballyvaughan, Carron) Not passable.
    Detours in place and are well sign posted

    Kilrush District

    Doonbeg at Mount River’s Bridge is not passable
    Shragh not passable.
    Cooraclare to Kilrush and Cooraclare to Cree is flooded but passable.
    Annaghgeeragh Bridge from Cree to Miltown Malbay not passable.
    Flooding Cappa not passable

    Killaloe District

    Old Road from Tulla to Quin is not passable.
    R461 Feakle to Scarriff road is not passable.
    R466 Broadford to Tulla Rd is not passable. Two large floods two miles out of Broadford.
    Divert take Broadford to Bodyke road go left for O Callaghan’s mills
    One mile out of Broadford on the Sixmilebridge road Doon Lake had burst its banks.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61 ✭✭redeight


    Pictures of floods around Scarriff Friday afternoon.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 48 onedoubleo


    Any news on relief and aid to the areas?
    I know the emergency services are doing their best and I can only commend them for their tireless work so far but are there any citizen aid groups helping out the situation?
    With some bad weather predicted for the coming days a strong community spirit and help can only help the process.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,570 ✭✭✭Builderfromhell


    redeight wrote: »
    Pictures of floods around Scarriff Friday afternoon.

    Brilliant photos.
    What are you using?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 636 ✭✭✭drunken_munky52


    Tobartaoscan is severely damaged. The manholes have burst, leading to sewage running into nearby driveways.

    Anywhere else around Ennis where burst manholes are causing this disgusting site?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61 ✭✭redeight


    Thanks for the appreciation.I took them on a Sony Cyber-shot (6mp).
    Heres a few more.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 327 ✭✭spender.j


    Scarriff rd closed at Gort Rd (as of Yesterday) and probably Tulla rd closed as well since, Killanena's an island...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61 ✭✭redeight


    spender.j wrote: »
    Scarriff rd closed at Gort Rd (as of Yesterday) and probably Tulla rd closed as well since, Killanena's an island...

    Thanks for that ! I was in two minds about driving up to Galway tommorow (from Scarriff ) and that decides it. How bad is it up there ?

    I came down to Feakle from Gort on the Scarriff road on Thursday night and there was a real big flood that we only just made it through at the top of the road near Lough Cutra. Is that still there ?
    Also any more news on the Tulla rd would be appreciated.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 327 ✭✭spender.j


    The flood by Lough Cutra gatehouse is where it has been closed, My parents are there and told me they got through on Tulla rd yesterday but only just, sorry can't be more specific, will check with them tomorrow morn and update if I can...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,816 ✭✭✭golfball37


    Corrupt politicians helping their developer friends bypass the planning process. Thats why Ennis is flooding. Well done people lets elect these people yet again.

    Allowing housing estates to be built on natural flood pains is just criminal.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 216 ✭✭palaver


    It doesn't get any better.
    23 November, 2009 - 10:35



    ROAD CLOSURES IN ENNIS:
    - Girroga Lake has burst its bank and has flooded Gort Road Industrial Estate - Road is not passable and will be closed until further notice
    - Newbridge Road, Ennis closed - accessible onto Lifford on to Kelly's
    Corner only
    - Kildysart Road Junction
    - Lees Road Amenity Park to Drumcliffe
    - Norry Henchys Pub on Tulla Road to Lynchs Cross on Quin Road
    - Watery Road
    - Bog Road - Killow Junction to Doora Church Bypass M18
    Drehidnagower Road from N85 (Fountain) to Drumcliffe Road to Old N18 at
    Shiels
    - N85 Lahinch Road, Ennis - West of Maid of Erin Motorists are asked
    to use Mill Road and Cloughleigh Road
    - Harmony Row, intermittently impassable (avoid if possible)

    ENNIS DISTRICT:
    - Bushypark to Inch Bridge is flooded and will be closed until further
    notice
    - Quin Road to Clare Inn, lot of surface water at the bridge, Council
    notified, unpassable - traffic ignoring road signs still driving through
    water
    - Ard Aoibhinn, Limerick Road, water has subsided no water on the road
    - Honeywell and Dun na Ri are accessible from Limerick Road
    - Abbey Street is fully accessible
    - Tubber Road, Corofin - passable exercise caution
    - Druimmin, on Kilrush Road - traffic free flowing on both direction -
    small amount of surface water on road
    - Tobertaiscean - Road closed large flood and road unstable at the bad
    bend
    - Clonroad, Mangan's to Suttons - both lanes open and passable
    - Castlefergus, Quin - bad but passable - exercise caution
    - Spancil Hill to Quin bad but passable in high vehicles - exercise
    caution
    - Tulla to Ennis large flood at Spancil Hill cross but passable
    - Ennis to Corofin passable by detour after Toonagh.
    - Glassan Estate, and Claureen Drive, Drumcliff Road is still flooded
    but passable to traffic particularly high axle vehicles
    - Elm Park housing estate - flooded but traffic ignoring signs and
    travelling and taking their chances
    - Bridge at Bank Place now open to vehicle traffic and pedestrians
    - Lissane Cross to Claremount Road passable - caution advised
    - Tulla Road is open and fine
    - Ennis to Ruan is open
    - Abbeyville, Limerick Road - Flooding subsided and passable
    - Tree removed from road at Clarecastle bridge and traffic is moving
    again. Tree also removed from Road at Spancil hill

    KILLALOE DISTRICT:
    - Main Killaloe to Scarriff road R463 a lot of surface water in
    patches - Passable but use caution
    - Scarriff to Bodyke road R352 also patches of surface water
    - Broadford to Sixmilebridge L3080 not passable by any vehicles. Doon
    Lake is out on the road. Diversions are in place and are signposted. Take
    O'Callaghan's Mills road
    - Broadford to Tulla R466 not passable Road blocked off Detour in
    place. Take R465 through Bodyke to get onto Tulla Road
    - River at O'Briensbridge very high, under observation.
    - Water across the road at Garynahinch, Ballina (the R494 Ballina to
    Birdhill Rd.)
    - Water rising at canal bank Killaloe to Scariff Rd the R463

    SHANNON DISTRICT:
    There are currently no problems in relation to road conditions or floods in
    the Shannon Sub district

    QUIN SUB DISTRICT:
    - Old Road from Quin to Tulla flooded and unpassable, Council
    notified, traffic still driving through floods
    - Quin Road at Gurteen Astroturf soccer pitch is flooded, single lane
    traffic only

    NEWMARKET ON FERGUS:
    - Fallen tree cleared at Carrowmeer, Ballycar Road

    ENNISTYMON DISTRICT:
    - Ennistymon to Corofin closed at Ra church. No diversion in place.
    - Ennis to Corofin is flooded and closed at Tierney's Garage,
    Diversions in place.
    - Corofin to Gort is closed at Loughbonny
    - Kinvara to Tubber closed at Loughbonny
    - Ruan to Ryan's quarry is closed
    - Carron to Gort is closed
    - Flooded at Toonagh. Passable with caution
    - Ballyvaughan to Kinvara is closed at Bellharbour
    - Tubber to Crusheen open
    - Corofin to Kilfenora is open
    - Very dangerous driving conditions reported at Kilnamona due to
    surface water, passable
    - Corofin to Ruan road flooded but passable

    KILRUSH DISTRICT:
    - All roads are clear of flooding


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2 Graney


    Anyone know if Killanena is still an island. Is the road at Lough Cutra gatehouse still blocked? I got through to Gort on the Tulla road up to the N18 on Saturday but concerned to hear that that may be blocked now as well. Anyone any info on whether this is still blocked.

    Because these bits of road are just into Galway there's no info on the Clare Coco site.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 216 ✭✭palaver


    Try the Galway CoCo site, maybe they have the latest information. Or one of the Galway radio stations.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,010 ✭✭✭Tech3


    aa roadwatch latest update:
    *CLARE* • Extreme care advised in the Springfield area of Clonlara, Westbury and along the Shannon Banks. • In Ennis: the Gort Rd & Newbridge Rd remain closed. • The Broadford/Sixmilebridge Rd, Broadford/O’Callaghans Mills Rd, Killaloe/Scariff Rd and O'Briensbridge/Dalys Cross Rd are all closed. Drivers divert via Birdhill.

    *GALWAY* • N18 Ennis/Galway Rd is closed between Oranmore and Gort. Divert via Loughrea and Craughwell. • Galway/Monivea Rd (R339) - flood


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 595 ✭✭✭Chicken Run


    Graney wrote: »
    Anyone know if Killanena is still an island. Is the road at Lough Cutra gatehouse still blocked? I got through to Gort on the Tulla road up to the N18 on Saturday but concerned to hear that that may be blocked now as well. Anyone any info on whether this is still blocked.

    Because these bits of road are just into Galway there's no info on the Clare Coco site.

    That stretch is still underwater as far as I know - people are coming through Faha (past Killanena GAA pitch) and up the Tulla road.
    South of Killanena roads are clear - Caher cross now passable..dunno about Feakle though, sorry


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61 ✭✭redeight


    The flood on the Feakle Scarriff road has been gone since Saturday.
    The roads just look like a normal wet November around here really. The rivers are still high though and there is still a lot of water in the fields.
    I dont know about the Feakle Kilanena road though, I was last on it on Thursday and it sounds like it may have gotten worse ?


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 837 ✭✭✭CutzEr


    redeight wrote: »
    The flood on the Feakle Scarriff road has been gone since Saturday.
    The roads just look like a normal wet November around here really. The rivers are still high though and there is still a lot of water in the fields.
    I dont know about the Feakle Kilanena road though, I was last on it on Thursday and it sounds like it may have gotten worse ?
    I'm pretty sure feakle scariff is still unpassable, are you sure?

    Looks like more rain tonight :/

    The only place that appears to be safe is scarriff through whitegate :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 143 ✭✭dubbeat


    Hey,

    I'm due to drive from Galway city to Ennis Clare tonight.

    Does anybody know how the main N18 route through Gort is? Is it passable?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36 swim


    No extra water to be released at Parteen today

    Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 01:13 PM

    Clare County Council has confirmed that the ESB will not be increasing the release of water at Parteen today.

    The council also announced that, for structural reasons, the bridge at Sixmilebridge Clare is closed.

    Diversions are in place. On the R471 Shannon to Sixmilebridge road, a diversion is in place at Ministers Cross along the L3040 to Bunratty.

    On the R470 Newmarket on Fergus to Sixmilebridge road, there is a diversion along the L3020. On the R470, a diversion is in place through L7024 at Annamore Bridge.



  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,808 Mod ✭✭✭✭Keano


    Any idea how long the he bridge at Sixmilebridge Clare is closed for?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 256 ✭✭woggie


    dubbeat wrote: »
    Hey,

    I'm due to drive from Galway city to Ennis Clare tonight.

    Does anybody know how the main N18 route through Gort is? Is it passable?

    My husband drove from Ennis through Gort last night on way to Dublin, said it was very bad even in the jeep! I was meant to be following him today but he put me off travelling!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Got this in a chain mail today - feck.

    Here are the photos (Slideshow)
    woggie wrote: »
    My husband drove from Ennis through Gort last night on way to Dublin, said it was very bad even in the jeep! I was meant to be following him today but he put me off travelling!
    Yeah I wouldnt wish that on a Sedan, or one of those Euro-Minis but even a jeep would have a hard time with some of that ****.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 256 ✭✭woggie


    OMG just looked at those photo's now - thank God I didn't drive up i'd have been flippin terrified :eek:. My heart goes out to anyone living there, what a mess!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 143 ✭✭dubbeat


    woggie wrote: »
    My husband drove from Ennis through Gort last night on way to Dublin, said it was very bad even in the jeep! I was meant to be following him today but he put me off travelling!

    Crap, that doesn't sound good. I'm not sure if I should chance it or not


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 175 ✭✭luap_42


    dubbeat wrote: »
    Hey,

    I'm due to drive from Galway city to Ennis Clare tonight.

    Does anybody know how the main N18 route through Gort is? Is it passable?

    Drove from Mayo to West Clare early this morning. You'll be diverted via Loughrea to get to the south side of Gort.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 878 ✭✭✭rainbowdash


    Any idea how long the he bridge at Sixmilebridge Clare is closed for?

    Months possibly. In the short term a few weeks is probable until water levels subside to inspect it properly. Even if it doesn't rain for a couple of weeks it will take time for the water levels to come down.

    If they need to demolish it / reinforce it then that could take a month or months.

    So nobody knows for sure I would say.

    There was serious water lashing off it this past week, with pumps keeping the square passable.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 327 ✭✭spender.j


    Glad to report that even though the flood is still in evidence at Lough Cutra gatehouse, the Tulla rd is not blocked, access from Killanena GAA field. Good luck all...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 61 ✭✭redeight


    spender.j wrote: »
    Glad to report that even though the flood is still in evidence at Lough Cutra gatehouse, the Tulla rd is not blocked, access from Killanena GAA field. Good luck all...
    Heres a photo of the Lough Cutra gatehouse flood from around 4 pm today.
    It was passable but I wouldnt take my car through there personaly.
    It was fine in a jeep though.
    That was the worst flood on the road down to Feakle.
    The Feakle Scarriff rd was not bad either - no flood at Cooleenbridge
    and a small flood nearer towards Feakle.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,808 Mod ✭✭✭✭Keano


    I was just down at the bridge at Sixmilebridge and the pressure of the water is very severe and looks like it is not calming down any time soon


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46 celliman


    The main water pipe for shannon town and surrounding area is fixed to this bridge.If the bridge goes thats the water supply cut off.Fill the bath just in case.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 86 ✭✭magicwand


    bridge just went...


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 185 ✭✭katkin


    What do you mean?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    magicwand wrote: »
    bridge just went...
    What?? all six miles of it ? :eek:


  • Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,183 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    celliman wrote: »
    The main water pipe for shannon town and surrounding area is fixed to this bridge.If the bridge goes thats the water supply cut off.Fill the bath just in case.

    Oops.


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 24,028 Mod ✭✭✭✭Clareman


    The latest reason behind the flooding in Ennis is due to the new bridge at the Rowan Tree allowing the water into Abbey Street and a new wall near the by pass failing and allowing the water onto the Gort Road


  • Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,183 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    Which bridge is it exactly? I've driven through sixmilebridge a few times, but I'm not that familiar with it.

    Is it the one crossing the small stream in the centre of town? Or that humpback one?


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  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,808 Mod ✭✭✭✭Keano


    MarkR wrote: »
    Which bridge is it exactly? I've driven through sixmilebridge a few times, but I'm not that familiar with it.

    Is it the one crossing the small stream in the centre of town? Or that humpback one?
    Its the bridge in the centre of the town. Its a river that runs under it :P


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,808 Mod ✭✭✭✭Keano


    magicwand wrote: »
    bridge just went...
    Any sources to back that up??


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    Clareman wrote: »
    The latest reason behind the flooding in Ennis is due to the new bridge at the Rowan Tree allowing the water into Abbey Street and a new wall near the by pass failing and allowing the water onto the Gort Road

    There is a lot of anger over this and it would not surprise me if legal action was taken out against the town council. The new wall along Wood quay and the Parnell St Car park effectively funneled the water to areas in town that never had a history of flooding. On top of this bad planning in the outscirts fueled by back handers and corporate greed added to this whole problem.

    The army built up sand bags in the arch opposite the Queens which flooded the properties inside this area. All i can say is thank God planning was refused on the Post Office field ten years ago.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46 celliman


    the sixmilebridge bridge has reopened,traffic moving ok


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,808 Mod ✭✭✭✭Keano


    celliman wrote: »
    the sixmilebridge bridge has reopened,traffic moving ok
    Just to pedestrians

    From Clare FM
    In Sixmilebridge the Council continues to monitor the safety of the village's historic bridge which was closed to cars and pedestrians last evening.

    However the bridge reopened to pedestrians this morning.

    Clare County Council says the bridge has been damaged by the rising water levels in the River Garney after days of heavy flooding.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 216 ✭✭palaver


    apparantly for pedestrians only:
    As the flooding crisis continues in all parts of Clare, there's a warning that further problems are expected in the coming days.

    In Sixmilebridge the Council continues to monitor the safety of the village's historic bridge which was closed to cars and pedestrians last evening.

    However the bridge reopened to pedestrians this morning.

    Clare County Council says the bridge has been damaged by the rising water levels in the River Garney after days of heavy flooding.

    Engineers have been assessing the situation over the past few days.
    http://www.clare.fm/news/sixmilebridge-bridge-re-opens-pedestrians

    Clare CoCo flood information:
    http://www.clarecoco.ie/news/Latest_roads_aff_flooding.html

    Some interesting aerial pics:
    http://www.clare.fm/flood


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 62 ✭✭PaddyThai


    Found this on Youtube.
    Flooding around Quin.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYaukyPV3XY


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