Flood Avoidance Help with Round Ireland 2 Day Trip

cormie

Hi,
I've got to do a delivery Sunday and Monday covering the whole country. Sunday will be Wexford-Waterford-Cork-Limerick-Galway-Athlone and Monday will be Athlone-Letterkenny-Dublin.

I'm pretty sure I'm avoiding the main flood areas in the cities themselves but I'm on quite a tight time schedule and as well as traffic problems, I don't want to have to risk driving through any deep waters on the way.

I've drawn up this image with directions included: http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/5029/floodavoidance.jpg

I've omitted the actual delivery locations in the directions but most of it's there anyway.

I'd really appreciate any feedback on the above and possible detour routes I should take

highlydebased

From Mallow to Limerick you should be fine, the roads outside Ennis will hopefully be passable, im not sure which ones are closed etc

Victor

There has been flooding in Enniscorthy and Gort, although I don't know what its like now. Oranmore to Ballinasloe has been badly hit, but they've prematurely opened parts of the M6 (50km/h limit). I've not heard about the rest of the route, but expect some problems.

Use the bypass to avoid having to go through Waterford.

I think let the customers on the last legs know that you might be delayed, but that you'll phone on the day.

cormie

Thanks for the replies

I just hope there's detour signs :eek: I'll be doing the south tomorrow so hopefully the traffic wont be heavy on the detours. My route is sending over the brother Edmund bridge to Waterford then to passage east through Dunmore, will I run into trouble here I wonder?

cormie

In Athlone now, did Wex-Waterford-Cork-Limerick-Galway-Athlone today and the only delays were bout a 10 minute delay around the Gort area and then about 30 minute delay around Balinaslo. I heard on the radio there's a 90 minute delay on the way to Carrick on Shannon from Sligo so I hope this doesn't interfere with Athone-Letterkenny-Dublin tomorrow

Sponge Bob

should be OK tomorrow , leave before 7 , go Ballymahon - Edgeworthstown not Ballymahon Longford

cormie

Not due in Letterkenny till 13:00 so will be leaving around 10 which should avoid any heavy traffic I hope