Ten month closure for Strand Street car park in Athlone

Westmeath County Council has announced a ten-month closure of the Strand Street car park in Athlone.

The closure is being implemented to facilitate works on the Athlone Main Drainage Scheme.

The council has given notice that the car park will close from October 21 next until August 29, 2025, and it said the alternative route available to motorists will be via Strand Street to Bridge Street.

The car park, which is widely used, is set to become the focal point of the Athlone Main Drainage Scheme Project, work on which is set to run for another 15 months, until the end of 2025.

The massive €114m infrastructural development is one of the largest capital investment projects of its kind in the country, and is on a par with any project in Europe “in terms of its complexity" according to resident project engineer, Tom Curran.

Mr Curran was speaking at a special press briefing by Uisce Éireann last week, which also included a tour of the Golden Island Pumping Station site.

He told the briefing that the focus of the Uisce Éireann project is due to shift to the Strand Road Car Park next month, which is to become “the centre of activity” until mid-2025.