Forest amenity in Carlow to close to allow surfacing works

The entire Oak Park Forest Park amenity area in Carlow is to close for a number of days, from this Friday. 

However, the park will temporarily re-open for the weekend on Saturday, February 18th and Sunday 19th as normal.

A notice of the temporary closure of the entire area has been posted by Carlow County Council.

The gates will remain closed to all members of the public - for both vehicular and pedestrian for safety reasons on the closure days.

The closure is taking place to allow surfacing of existing access lane into the park and also new car park area.

The work will commence on Friday morning, February 17 at 7am and are expected to be completed on Tuesday, February 21st at 7pm

Carlow County Council said it wished to thank the public for its patience and apologise for any inconvenience caused.