Political pressure put on council to install traffic calming measures in Killenaule

Councillors have put pressure on Tipperary County Council to invest in measures to slow down traffic in Killenaule in the wake of a public meeting at which residents and community groups voiced concern about the speed of vehicles passing through parts of the town.

Ballingarry Cllr Imelda Goldsboro repeated her call for traffic calming measures to be installed in the Crosscannon and River Street areas of Killenaule at the March meeting of Carrick-on-Suir Municipal District councillors in Carrick-on-Suir Town Hall.

She said people attending at public meeting in Killenaule were “very vocal and angry” about the speed of traffic and she believed the council needed to be “proactive” in tackling the problem.

The Fianna Fáil councillor outlined that a speed survey was carried out and acknowledged the Gardaí have played their part in enforcing speed limits but more needed to be done. She pressed the council to install traffic calming platforms in these areas to slow down vehicles.

“The speed of traffic is quite alarming and there is a number of older people living there and the doctor’s surgery and secondary school are all in that area,” she told council management.

Carrick-on-Suir Sinn Féin Cllr David Dunne said he attended the same public meeting and suggested the council consider combining traffic platforms with pedestrian crossings to slow down traffic.

He pointed out that residents in Killenaule wanted to be consulted about any traffic calming measures the council planned for the area.

Carrick Municipal District’s new District Engineer Denis Power acknowledged councillors have raised this issue with the council a number of times.

He promised to look into it and see if something could be done to reduce traffic speed in the areas Cllr Goldsboro highlighted. Narrowing the road was an option the council may consider, he added