Sally Gap Closed

irishmotorist

Just for anybody heading up, I was heading towards Sally Gap this morning - up Killakee Road, past the viewing point and just after the ascent stops around one of the bends, there was a Garda saying the gap is closed for the day due to a bad traffic accident. No way through.

I'm not sure if the crossroads ahead is closed from all approaches or not though.

DualFrontDiscs

Saw this on RTE. My geography isn't the best, but perhaps it's the cause?

buffalo

It's just one spot on Kilakee road that's closed - so if you came up Stocking Lane or Pine Forest, you wouldn't get to Sallygap, but you can go from Glencree to Sallygap.

I was turned away at about 11.30, and the Garda said it'd be open in another half-hour, so should be fine now.

DFD - that's the one alright. Awful.

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levitronix

Went from the cross roads at sally gap down towards rounds wood at arouund 9:30am no sign of any guards there

seanhunt

was still closed at about 1.30pm when we approached it on the stocking lane side, gardai there said it wouldn't open again till after three at earliest, so should be fine now, quite the detour tho....

Paul Kiernan

Bizarre. I came down from Sally Gap and passed Glencree at about 1:30pm, reaching the viewing point at about 2pm. Wasn't stopped. Didn't see any police or any sign of accident. They'd obviously just finished up and buggered off just before I got there.

Very sad nonetheless, RIP.

buffalo

seanhunt wrote: »

was still closed at about 1.30pm when we approached it on the stocking lane side, gardai there said it wouldn't open again till after three at earliest, so should be fine now, quite the detour tho....

I was on the way home at the time - I'm very glad I didn't wait the "half hour" then!

ipodrocker

is it all clear now?