Call to reduce section of N7 near Kill village to 80km per hour

Councillor Anne Breen has requested Kildare Co Council consider a proposal to reduce the speed on the N7 near Kill village for the benefit of local residents.

The politician called for a  a 1 kilometre stretch of road to be surfaced with noise-reducing material.

Cllr Breen said that EU Directives state that road noise must be reduced wherever possible on health grounds.

She called on Transport Infrastructure Ireland to consider the proposals.

The public representative also wants to reduce the speed limit on the 1km stretch from 100 km/hr to 80 km/hr.

These issues will be raised at the next meeting of the Naas Municipal District on February 19.

HGVs

Councillor Fintan Brett will also call on Transport Infrastructure Ireland to erect barriers on the Junction 7 exit  ramp at Kill to prevent the continuing "illegal and dangerous parkin"g of HGV's on the ramp.