Long-awaited Revamp of Baltinglas Moves One Step Closer

Wicklow County Council was initially awarded €3.5 million in 2019 for works under the Rural Development Fund

The final detailed design of works to the Co. Wickow town centre is due to be completed within weeks.

Works will include the re-allocation of road space, enhanced lighting, tree planting and landscaping as well as associated drainage works.

The June meeting of Wicklow County Council heard discussions are currently taking place with the design consultants, with the aim of finalising the documents for tender.

County Council director of services Fergal Keogh says:

“Following Department sanction it is the intention to go to procurement, and that will obviously take its statutory time. But it is moving ahead quite strongly at the moment.”

Cllr Pat Mahon stressed the importance of having a firm timeline, claiming the project is just being kicked down the road.

“We seemingly can never pin down a date for anything to start or anything to happen on this. So if we could get some kind of a guideline on timelines for that as well."

In response chief executive Emer O’Gorman vowed to get a response adding;

“I will get town regeneration officer Stephen Clarke to contact all the members with a programme timeline on that.”