‘I think we have to go back to the T.I.I. and say we’re not accepting this’

Cork County Council is to seek a meeting with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) following further delays to repair work of a section of footpath adjacent to Fermoy Town Park which has been closed for health and safety reasons since 2014.

In their latest update on the matter, TII has indicated that a consultant will be appointed by the end of April, with a view to carrying out the repairs in 2018.

This latest update follows a previous indication that repair works on the 40-metre length of footpath, which is barricaded off, would be carried out in the first quarter of 2017.

Speaking at this week’s Northern Committee meeting, local councillors proposed that a letter be sent to TII asking for a meeting with representatives with a view to speeding up the repair of the footpath, which has been described as both ‘an eye sore and a health and safety risk’ in Fermoy.

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