Scheme to deal with Poddle river flooding

Scheme to deal with Poddle river flooding

11 Jan 1972

The Department of Local Government is to be asked to approve a £35.000 Dublin Corporation scheme to deal with persistent flooding along the Poddle River during heavy rainfall.

Assistant City Manager Mr. F Feely told the Commissioner Mr. Garvin. at his meeting yesterday that it would be necessary to culvert eventually the entire 1000 metres section from south of Kimmage Manor to the Grand Canal.

The culvert immediately in question is about 240 metres long from Greenmount Lane to the Grand Canal. Mr. Feely warned that the present one was structurally weak and a collapse at one or more points along it was possible.

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