Traffic management measures called for this region of Kildare North
The motion will be tabled at the upcoming Clane Maynooth Municipal District meeting on Friday, September 4
A joint motion by two local councillors will call on the council to introduce appropriate traffic management measures at the junction of Back Lane and Double Lane, Maynooth.
The motion, by Cllrs Donna Phelan (FF) and Angela Feeney (LAB) is just one of many motions to be tabled in the Transport section of the upcoming Clane Maynooth Municipal District meeting, to be held on Friday, September 4 next.
The councillors will motion: “That the council commences the Section 38 process to introduce appropriate traffic management measures at the junction of Back Lane and Double Lane, Maynooth, including the installation of road markings and signage to clearly identify the priority at the junction and improve road safety.
Staying with Transport, and Cllr Peter Melrose (SD) asks that the council redesignates the ramp at Newtown Inn, Meadowbrook Road, Maynooth as a zebra crossing.
Cllr Melrose also asks that it be updated with appropriate road markings and signage, as well as “tactile paving detail.”
A motion by Cllr Paula Mulroe (SD) calls on the council to provide a costing for the construction of a footpath or safe pedestrian link from Hatters Cross in Prosperous to the canal.
This, Cllr Paula states, could link the village and the greenway in the future.
Cllr William Durkan (FG) asks that the council undertakes renewal of road markings at Broadford National School, following recent works in the area.
Cllr Brendan Wyse (FG) asks in his motion for the council to assess the junction of Baltracey Cross on the R407 for “potential further improvements”, including the provision of a roundabout “or other means” to allow traffic from the local roads join the regional road more safely.
Solar powered warning signs positioned at dangerous junctions is the idea behind a motion tabled by Cllr Daragh Fitzpatrick (FF).
Cllr Fitzpatrick suggests that such signs be implemented throughout the municipal district “in the interest of safety.”
Meanwhile, Cllr Tim Durkan (FG) calls for a feasibility study on the provision of a roundabout at
Ovidstown Cross, Straffan “given the high volume of traffic at this location.”
Moving to Clane, and Cllr Pádraig McEvoy asks that the council develops and implements a solution to improve footpath drainage at identified problem locations in Clane, “specifically on Main Street between Café D’Amour and Londis, and on the R407 at College Grove.”
And finally, a motion by Cllr Paul Ward (FF) calls on the local authority to assess and install appropriate signage at the entrance to School Street, Kilcock.
This, Cllr Ward asserts, would deter large trucks/HGVs from entering the street.