Call for new boardwalk on Celbridge bridge to be fast-tracked 'for pedestrian safety'

Cllr Brendan Young has requested that Kildare Co Council to advance the plans for the proposed boardwalk on the Liffey Bridge in Celbridge as a matter of priority "in the interests of pedestrian safety and traffic management."

The politician claimed there were repeated traffic jams on the Bridge due to buses having difficulty getting past one another.

He added: "There are ongoing risks to pedestrians because both the carriageway and the footpath are too narrow."

The issue will be raised at the next meeting of Celbridge-Leixlip Municipal District taking place in Naas on April 12.

At the same meeting, Cllr Young will ask the Council to confirm if the road along the Grand Canal between Aylmers Bridge (Carneystown) and Ardclough has been taken in charge or what body is responsible for road maintenance and traffic management/policing along this road.