Pedestrian crossing not feasible in housing estate, Kildare County Council says
The motion received cross-party support
A pedestrian crossing is not feasible in one County Kildare housing estate.
That’s according to Kildare County Council (KCC), which made the comments at the latest Celbridge-Leixlip Municipal District meeting.
During the early stages of this meeting, which took place on Friday, July 17 last, Fianna Fáil Cllr Bernard Caldwell motioned for KCC to ‘consider installing a safe pedestrian crossing at Duncarrig Estate in Captain’s Hill, Leixlip’.
His motion was seconded by Fine Gael Cllr Paul Brooks.
In response to Cllr Caldwell’s motion, KCC said via the report it presented at the meeting: “The location has been reviewed, given the alignment, topography, and geometry of this section of road, it is not possible to provide a pedestrian crossing point that would comply with required national guidelines and standards for the provision of pedestrian crossings.”
KCC also noted that there is an ongoing Part 8 process for Captain’s Hill.
Speaking further on the matter, Cllr Caldwell asked KCC: “I understand the report, but there are a lot of children crossing [the road] here in order to get to school... is there any way that we can help them to cross the road?”
Social Democrats Cllr Nuala Killeen then spoke, and voiced her view that the increase of new residents in the area ‘will put more pressure [on KCC] for a safe pedestrian crossing to be implemented’.
This prompted KCC official Mark McLoughlin to emphasise to both councillors that the Part 8 for the region is currently live.
“You can make your feelings known [through the Part 8 process],” he added.
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