New R153 road closures to facilitate water main project

As the Duleek to Navan Trunk Watermain Project progresses, the temporary road closure (from Navan to Kentstown) is over and the road between Kentstown and Balrath Cross will close.

The temporary road closure is commencing on the R153 from the R153/R150 junction in Kentstown to R153/N2 Balrath Cross junction and will be in place until 27th January 2025.

As part of these works, traffic management will be in operation in Kentstown Village for approximately week at the R150/R153 junction.

Access for residents, businesses and property holders will be facilitated throughout the closure period and residents have been informed.

A dedicated Community Liaison Officer (CLO) is working on the ground, and will continue to engage with the local community to keep locals up to date on traffic management systems.

Describing the project as “critical for the people of Navan”, Uisce Éireann’s Programme Manager William McKnight thanked the community for their patience and co-operation throughout the ongoing works.

“I can’t overstate the importance of this project for the local community. The new 16km regional trunk water main and pumping station will create a strategic link between the Staleen Water Treatment Plant Network, at a point just south of Duleek, and the Proudstown and Carn Hill reservoirs which provide treated water storage for Navan.

Project Manager Pat Wickham added, “This new water main will not only maintain a water supply to Navan if there is any planned or unplanned disruption at Navan’s Liscarton Water Treatment Plant, but it will also support social and economic growth in an area that has seen unprecedented growth in recent years.”