Longford MD to look at extending lighting

A motion to address lighting issues in the Lisduff area of Longford town raised two years ago by Councillor Seamus Butler is yet to progress.
The motion from July '22 was tabled once again last week by Cllr Butler and seconded by Cllr Uruemu Adejinmi.
That motion asked Longford Municipal District to agree to extend the existing lighting at Ballymakeegan onto Lisduff Cross and up and down Lisduff Hill to Glebe.

At the time the members were told the project involved an extension of the existing public lighting and the installation of a footpath from Ballymakeegan to Lisduff cross as well as the installation of new public lighting with a footpath on the junction with the Ballymakeegan road to the Glebe.
Members heard that major funding would be required for this project and the works would involve land purchase, replacement of fencing, walls, landscaping and the installation of public lighting along the footpath. These works would qualify for funding under active travel scheme.

At the time Longford MD requested Brian Kelly in the Planning and Project Delivery Directorate to apply to the National Transport Authority for funding under the Active Travel Scheme.
Cllr Butler raised the matter at this month's Longford MD meeting. Replying to the request for an update Eamon Bennett, Senior Executive Engineer, said: “That is a road design issued and we will ask them where it is at present.”
Cllr Butler asked if lighting issues were under the remit of Roads Design, with Mr Bennett confirming that public lighting projects were overseen by the Roads Design section.

Mr Bennett also outlined that the current footpath programme, which is addressing a number of issues with paving in the town, has two streets left: Dublin St (under construction) and New Street.