Works to rebuild a wall at Lough Salt are getting underway today, with more money being sought by Donegal County Council to widen a dangerous bend on the other side of the lough.
Cllr Liam Blaney told members of Letterkenny Milford MD that part of the original wall was effectively demolished when a car hit in in June, and a subsequent temporary safety barrier erected after that crash was itself badly damaged in a similar incident a few weeks ago.
Cllr Blaney says it’s a dangerous bend at a part of the lake that gets very deep very fast, and had either of those cars gone into the water, the consequences could have been serious………………..