Call for pay parking in Newbridge on Sundays to ease "parking crisis"

Councillor Mark Lynch has requested an immediate review of the Newbridge town pay parking bye-laws.

The politician wants Kildare Co Council to consider increasing the length of free  parking in the town from 15 minutes to 40 minutes.

The public representative also called for the possible introduction of pay parking on a Sunday to be explored.

Cllr Lynch said this measure would alleviate the "parking crisis" in the town on Sundays.

The issue will be raised at the local municipal district meeting next week.

Cllr Lynch will also call on the Council to develop a full design and funding stream for a full road safety  redesign at Kilbelin, Newbridge (near the Gables) considering the large volume of  traffic on the road and that there is no safe crossing on this busy route.

On  a related topic, Councillor Joanne Pender called on the Council to include the provision of e-charging spaces in the current Kildare

Town and Newbridge parking bye-laws.