Positive news for Newbridge as NTA pledge funding towards new transport plan

The Newbridge public are set to be consulted on a new transport plan for the town that will be prepared by the National Transport Authority in conjunction with Kildare County Council.

This plan will be developed to trash out the best template for the structure of traffic management in Newbridge over the coming years, and the council have stated that the NTA will provide a sizeable portion of the funding to the project.

Officials from the NTA presented initial concepts to the members of the Kildare Newbridge Municipal District this week and will now commence preparation of options for presentation at public consultation sessions.  It is envisaged that these public consultation sessions will take place in May and June.

According to a statement from KCC, the Kildare Newbridge Municipal District members were quite supportive of the initial ideas and warmly welcomed the selection of Newbridge as a pilot town. They correctly advised the NTA to ensure that any works carried out should not negatively impact on the thriving retail and commercial sector in the town.

Once a final Transport Plan is prepared the individual projects contained within the Plan will be costed, leading to discussions on the sources of funding required.