It's hoped that Carrick on Shannon's Main Street can re-open later this month as streetscape works are paused due to the pandemic.
Leitrim County Council confirmed this week that the works in the town, which have been beset with multiple delays since last year, are not deemed as 'essential' under the government's Level 5 lockdown plan.
All non-essential construction shut down last Friday as part of Covid restrictions - with concerns expressed in the town on Monday when no builders were observed on-site, but access was still restricted from the Bush hotel to AIB.
The January meeting of the Council was told that a period of seven to ten days would be needed to allow concrete poured last week to set properly before traffic could be allowed down the street again.
Carrick-on-Shannon Chamber CEO Colm McGrath says the timing of the shut down is very unfortunate:
