'Extraordinary' traffic must investigated — Kildare councillor

Ciarán Mather
By Ciarán Mather
Published 7th Mar 2022, 20:33 GMT
He said that while he welcomed the news that less incidences of litter had been reported in the MD, he stressed that people should also be aware of their own responsibility to take care of their local environment.placeholder image
He said that while he welcomed the news that less incidences of litter had been reported in the MD, he stressed that people should also be aware of their own responsibility to take care of their local environment.

Traffic calming measures between Firmount Cross and the village of Clane must be implemented, two councillors have suggested.

Independent Cllr Pádraig McEvoy made the comments during the latest Clane-Maynooth Municipal District meeting on Friday, March 4, when he seconded the motion, which was proposed by Fine Gael Cllr Brendan Weld.

Cllr McEvoy cited the reason being that he was concerned about the high number of pedestrians at this particular area.

Independent Cllr Pádraig McEvoy

Kildare County Council (KCC) engineer told both Cllrs that he would be "happy to look into the issue and see what KCC can do" to resolve it.

In its report, which was released the same day, KCC said: "The Municipal District office are not aware of any speed issues at this location.

"A range of traffic calming measures are already delivered on this road, including: a 50km speed limit, speed signage and narrower carriage width."

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