Work to begin on pedestrian crossing at a Longford school and community centre

Work is due to begin on a raised pedestrian crossing at Drumlish National School and Community Centre, Councillor David Cassidy has confirmed. 

The councillor has also requested additional road markings on the approach to the school and the community centre as a means of further enhancing safety for locals.  

The work on the pedestrian crossing is the result of a motion that was submitted by Cllr Cassidy during a meeting of Granard Municipal District in March last year. 

Cllr Cassidy explained the project was put forward for consideration by the Active Travel section of Longford County Council for inclusion in the Traffic Calming Measures and Pedestrian Crossings Bundle 2025. 

This was then followed by a public consultation whereby the general public could provide observations to the council on any issues they may have with the crossings. The work was approved in September last year.

"It will be a great improvement in terms of safety for all the boys and girls attending the school," said Cllr Cassidy. 

"I would like to thank Brian Kelly from Active Travel for working with me, for his hard work on this project, and for meeting me on site during the process. I have also requested road markings approaching the school to further enhance safety at the school and centre also."

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