Area of Mayo town has become lethal with speeding
Castlebar councillors call for traffic calming measure to stop speeding in Springfield area
A road known for speeding in a Mayo town has become forgotten by Mayo County Council according to a local councillor who called for traffic calming measures to be installed.
Castlebar-based Independent councillor Harry Barrett called for the traffic calming measures for the road going through Springfield in Castlebar which he claimed has been forgotten about.
Speaking at the monthly meeting of the Castlebar Municipal District, Cllr Barrett said local residents were concerned regarding cars speeding along the road between Homeland and the golf driving range.
“I am getting calls every other week about people speeding around the driving range and Summerfield when younger people are going to secondary school and older people making their way into town. It is unacceptable and we have to calm traffic. This stretch of roadway is a forgotten about area of the town and it has to be looked at,” he said.
His motion was supported by a number of his fellow councillors who said that speeding was becoming an issue around the town and called on gardaí to tackle the problem.
“There are a lot of tyre marks on these roads which prove this kind of stuff is going on,” commented Cllr Michael Kilcoyne.
“All of us have regularly got whats apps of tyres on the road and you wouldn't get any tyre marks of the garda car following them. This is one of the areas we should raise with the gardaí and what action is being taken on it. These people are dangerous because they can lose control and crash into somebody else.”
The new Cathaoirleach of the Castlebar Municipal District, Cllr Ger Deere said that speeding has become a blight around the town and also called for action to be taken.
“We get phone calls about the Newport road and the Westport road and it is getting out of hand altogether but particularly at Springfield as it is used as a rat run onto the N5. There is a spot between Springfield and Summerfield where there are no footpaths on either side for a short period and is lethal.
“It is a narrow road with no footpath and that needs to be made a priority. It is great to see some money but it won't go that far and we need to make it a priority because there are so many houses out there,” he said.