Call for footpath to be extended on busy road in Kildare Town

Councillor Joanne Pender has called on Kildare Co Council to extend the footpath on a road that leads from Round Towers GAA Club and the Carmelite Church in Kildare Town to Tesco and Kildare Village.

Cllr Pender said the dedicated pedestrian walkway is needed from White Abbey Court to the traffic lights at Pigeon Lane.

The issue will be raised at the next meeting of Kildare Newbridge Municipal District on February 20.

At the same meeting, Councillor Mark Stafford will call on the Council to resurface the road at Lourdesville residential area in the town from Shraud to Chapel Hill.

On a related issue, Cllr Joanne Pender requested that the Council fix the bike rack outside the Heritage Centre.

Councillor Mark Lynch will use the meeting to propose the Council give a full report on the roll-out of bus shelters in the municipal district including those already installed, those awaiting installation and those awaiting funding.