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Cold Weather Salting Routes

Cold Weather Salting Routes

Cork City Council has defined salting routes (shown below) which prioritise main traffic routes, bus routes and other areas such as those adjacent to hospitals and schools.  Footpaths and bridges are also salted especially in the city centre in areas of greatest pedestrian movement. 

All salting and gritting in Cork City is carried out by Road Maintenance personnel and rosters have been drawn up for personnel on call in the event of severe weather. The decision on whether or not to salt roads is taken by Roads Maintenance engineers based on information received from Met Eireann and the NRA Road Weather Information System and also based on local knowledge of areas most susceptible to icing such as higher ground. 

Salting Route - Northside

• Thomas Davis Bridge at Sundays Well
• Western Road, inbound
• Mardyke, inbound to Sheares St.
• Washington St. in bound
• Grand Parade
• South Mall
• to front of City Hall Anglesea St.
• to back of City Hall off Station Road
• onto DeValera and Collins Bridges northbound
• onto Brian Boru bridge
• to Clontarf St.
• Clontarf Bridge
• to front of City Hall
• to Parnell Place
• to Merchants Quay
• onto St. Patrick's Bridge
• onto Camden Quay
• to Christy Ring Bridge
• John Redmond St (Mulgrave Road)
• onto upper John St.
• onto Brewery Corner
• onto Leitrim St. to Coburg St.
• Coburg St.
• McCurtain St.
• to Lower Glanmire Rd
• turn onto Water St.
• along John Horgans Quay
• Penrose Quay
• St. Patrick's Quay
• onto McCurtain St.
• up Summerhill North
• St. Lukes
• Old Ballyhooley Rd
• Dillon's Cross
• along New Ballyhooley Rd
• to Mervue Estate
• back in New Ballyhooley rd to junction of North Ring Rd
• up North Ring Road towards Mayfield
• to Tinkers Cross, Mayfield
• down Silversprings Lane to Hotel onto flyover to Tivoli dock area
• return to flyover onto down  slip road ( front of hotel) and out to Dunkettle Roundabout
• From Dunkettle Roundabout to upper slip and down lower slip road to Lower Glanmire Rd city bound
• onto Water St.
• back around McCurtain St.
• onto Lower Glanmire Road
• onto Silversprings Lane to Old Youghal Rd
• Old Youghal Rd to Dillon's Cross
• to Glen Ave
• Across Blackpool flyover to New Commons Rd outbound
• Across area of underpass to Northpoint Business Park
• to New Commons Rd.
• to Fitz's Boreen
• to Old Mallow Rd to Shaws Bridge (Kilnap Bridge)
• turn at Shaws Bridge to Old Mallow Rd city bound
• to Redforge Rd
• to Dublin Hill
• through Glenthorn Estate
• to Glenthorn Road
• to Ballincollie Rd
• onto North Ring Road to junction of Ballyhooley Rd
• turn around back onto North Ring Rd to North City Link Road junction of Maddens Buildings
• to Watercourse Rd to Old Commons Rd
• Sacred Heart church Western Road (Carmelite Place)
• Lee Rd at water works
• up Shanakiel Road
• out to Mile stream / turn at Clogheen church
• up to Apple roundabout onto upper Kilmore Rd
• down to Lower Kilmore Rd
• back up to Knocknaheeny Ave
• to Mount Agnes Rd / Eircom
• back to Bakers Rd /garda station
• down Cathedral Rd
• along Gerald Griffin St.
• up Sunvalley Drive
• along Templeacre Ave
• up Cathedral Rd
• over Mount Agnes Rd again
• down Fairfield Ave
• up again Fairfield Ave
• down Upper Fairhill
• Parklands Estate
• St. John’s Well
• Onslow Gardens
• Gearney's Boreen
• onto New Commons Rd and up Pophams Rd
• along Farranferris Avenue
• down to bottom of Monastery Rd
• up Monastery Rd
• up Fairhill
• Silverheights
• Lotamore
• Colmcille Ave / Mayfield
• Middle Glanmire Rd to St. Lukes
• Lapps Quay to Kyrl's Quay
• to Mercy Hospital / Henry St.
• St. Patrick's St.

 Salting Route - Southside  

Note: South Ring Road salting carried out by Cork County Council 

• Ringmahon Rd.
• Skehard Rd.
• Well Rd.
• Douglas Roundabout
• Douglas Rd.
• Southern Rd.
• Infirmary Rd.
• South Terrace
• Copley St.
• Anglesea St
• Station Rd.
• Eglantine St
• McSwiney Quay
• Anglesea St.
• Langford Row
• Summerhill South
• Evergreen Rd.
• South Douglas Rd.
• Curragh Rd.
• Kinsale Rd.
• Kinsale Rd. roundabout
• South City Link inbound
• South City Link outbound
• Kinsale Rd.
• Link Rd (Kinsale Rd. to South City Link)
• Tramore Rd.
• Togher Rd.
• Vicars Rd.
• Clashduv Rd.
• Glasheen Rd.
• Summerstown Rd.
• Southbury Rd.
• Sandymout Rd.
• Riverview Estate
• Wilton Roundabout
• Sarsfield Rd. south
• Sarsfield Rd. north
• Bishopstown Rd.
• Bandon Rd. roundabout
• Hawkes Rd.
• Curraheen Rd.
• Bishopstown Rd. inbound
• Wilton Rd.
• Victoria Cross Rd.
• Carrigrohane Rd.
• Inchigaggin Lane
• Model Farm Rd.
• Rossa Avenue
• Melbourne Rd.
• Glasheen Rd.
• Denroches Cross.
• Magazine Rd.
• College Rd.
• Donovans Rd.
• Connaught Avenue
• Gillabbey St.
• Barrack St.
• Bandon Rd.
• Lough Rd.
• Pearse Rd.
• Glendalough Rd.
• Hartland’s Avenue
• Togher Rd.
• Connolly Rd.
• Mt. Pleasant Rd.
• St. Patrick’s Rd.
• Friars Walk
• Friars St.
• Evergreen St.
• Murphy’s Gardens
• Friars Walk
• Lr. Friars Walk
• Tory Top Rd.
• Pouladuff Rd.
• Caseys Cross
• Togher Rd. Bridge
• Pouladuff Rd.
• Green St.
• Noonan’s Rd.
• Gregg Rd.
• Bishop’s St.
• Sharman Crawford St.
• Wandesford Quay.
• Union Quay
• Cotter’s Quay
• Georges Quay
• Sullivans Quay
• Frenches Quay
• Probys Quay
• Bishops St.
• Old Blackrock Rd.
• Victoria Rd.
• Albert Rd.
• Albert St.
• Albert Quay
• Victoria Rd.
• Centre Park Rd.
• Monahan’s Rd.
• Victoria Rd. roundabout
• Blackrock Rd.
• Castle Rd.
• Ringmahon Rd.
• Convent Rd.
• Church Rd.
• Mahon Point Link Rd.
• Mahon Overpass
• Beaumont Drive
• Churchyard Lane
• Ballinlough Rd.
• Bellair
• Wallaces Avenue.
• Boreenmanna Rd.