ALERT: Emergency temporary closure ordered for one Kildare road
The road is located near the Kildare-Wicklow border
An emergency temporary closure has been ordered for one County Kildare road.
Announcing the alert, Kildare County Council explained: “Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 75 of the Roads Act, 1993, and Article 12(6) of the Roads Regulations, 1994, that KCC has made an order to enforce an emergency temporary road closure on [this] public road network.”
“This urgent closure has been enacted in the interest of public safety and to facilitate emergency engineering works,” KCC added.
KCC revealed that the closure will affect the L8033 Spratstown to the R448.
The works will take place between Monday, September 28, 2026 until Sunday, October 11, 2026.
KCC specified that the closure will help ‘facilitate emergency repairs to the Spratstown Bridge structure’.
ALTERNATIVE ROUTES AND DIVERSIONS
From R448 Moyleabbey:
- Follow Diversion signs and continue along R448 for 1.5 kilometres (km)
- Turn right at L8032 Annalough Junction
- Continue on L8032 Annalough / Rahoonbeak for 1.6km
- Turn left onto L8033 Rahoonbeak / Spratstown junction.
- Diversion ends.
From L8033 Rahoonbeak:
- Turn right onto L80032 Rahoonbeak / Annalough for 1.6km
- Turn left on to R488.
- Diversion ends.
Access Arrangements:
- Emergency vehicle access will be actively maintained at all times.
- Local and pedestrian access will be accommodated wherever practicable, subject to site safety conditions.
Lastly, KCC said that it wished to apologise ‘for any inconvenience caused’.