Encourage drivers to reverse park in Carrigallen

Cllr Paddy O’Rourke has asked the Council to provide car markings along the R201 opposite the viewing point overlooking the town lake at Carrigallen in order to regulate parking.

He said there is particularly a problem at drop-off and pick-up times at the nearby vocational school.

Speaking at Ballinamore Municipal District meeting last month, the Carrigallen politician said “If motorists could be encouraged to reverse their vehicle towards the stone wall there the area would accommodate more and allow them re-join the traffic in either direction along the road safely once their passengers had boarded or disembarked.”

He said that parking at this location is a “mess” and has the potential for “disaster.”

The local authority said they will investigate if the surface is applicable for fresh road lining in this area and can be included in next year’s road marking programme.