Cork County Council Status Orange Low Temperature/Ice Warning Update – Tuesday 6.30pm

Cork County Council’s Crisis Management team convened this evening as weather and road conditions in the county are expected to deteriorate further overnight. The Council is appealing to people to avoid unnecessary journeys and is urging all road users to take extreme care if they must travel.
A Met Éireann Status Orange Low Temperature/Ice warnings comes into effect in Cork from 8.00pm tonight until 10.00am tomorrow morning and again from 6.00pm tomorrow (Wednesday) until 11.00am on Thursday morning.
The potential impacts include dangerous travelling conditions on roads and underfoot, travel disruption and delays, and animal welfare issues.
A Status Yellow Low Temperature/Ice warning also remains in place until 6.00am on Friday the 10th of January.
Cork County Council will continue to treat priority routes overnight and tomorrow morning, however, due to the low temperatures, widespread icy patches can be expected even on treated roads. Air and road surface temperatures are expected to drop significantly and temperatures will remain extremely low throughout the week leading to very challenging driving conditions.
Diversions remain in place westbound on the R585 in West Cork due to icy conditions. Traffic is advised to divert via the R587 at Shanlaragh to Dunmanway and then via the R586/N71 to Bantry.
Clearing and salting is continuing on the R579 Banteer to Nadd which is expected to reopen tomorrow. Conditions remain extremely challenging on many routes in north-west and north Cork where lying snow continues to be an issue.
If your journey is essential, please slow down, drive with caution, and be aware of other road users. Allow extra time for your journey. If a road has been treated by a gritter or snowplough, do not assume that the road is safe to travel. There may still be underlying snow or ice which would make the road hazardous.
Cork County Council’s Emergency Line remains open on 021 4800048 to report any issues.
Cork County Council’s website www.corkcoco.ie and social media channels @Corkcoco will have updates on council services such as civic amenity sites, swimming pools and libraries. Dunmanway Swimming Pool will remain closed tomorrow.
A full list of priority road treatment routes is available on the following link: Priority Road Treatment Routes.