High Tide Alert

Dublin City Council wishes to advise media that tomorrow’s (14/12/2012) high tide is predicted to be extremely high and above the Council’s Tide Alert levels. The following actions are being taken as a precautionary measure only:

• The car parks at Sandymount promenade and at Clontarf are being closed today (Thursday) 
• A limited number of large sandbags are being put in place in Clontarf. 
• The flood gates on the River Dodder will be closed tomorrow for the weekend. 
• The flood defences on the River Tolka are being put in place. 
• The Liffey Boardwalk defences will be closed on Friday morning. 
• Spencer Dock Flood gates have been closed. 

Dublin City Council maintains a stock of sandbags at various locations for strategic purposes and will be deployed by Drainage staff, if required, in both Sandymount and Clontarf.

Marine Drive will be closed at its junction with Beach Road and Strand Road after the rush hour tomorrow morning using large 1 tonne sandbags. It will be reopened in the afternoon.