Carrick on Shannon Municipal District Meeting
Notion of Motion in the Name of Cllr Sinead Guckian
At the February meeting of Carrick on Shannon Municipal District, I will ask the South Leitrim Area Engineer, when will the public lighting be installed on the link road/route from the Summerhill housing estate towards the Glen Carrig estate and Aura Leisure centre. It was discussed and agreed at October Municipal meeting that the provision of lighting in this area would be considered, as the Council had previously committed to installing same on numerous occasions and the ground works are in place for a number of years.
REPLY ON BEHALF OF LCC
The public lighting requested will be put in place as part of the current years works programme.
In response to the reply Councillor Sinead Guckian welcomed this reply and advised that this work was long overdue. She requested that the light would be installed in the coming weeks-
09/02/2015 (Municipal District Meeting (CK))
Carrick on Shannon Municipal District Meeting February 9th 2015
Notion of Motion in the Name of Cllr Sinead Guckian
At the February meeting of Carrick on Shannon Municipal District, I will ask the Director of Services, Roads and Infrastructure, to include a provision in the 2015 Road Works Programme, for extension of the existing footpath out of Mohill (on the R202-11 ), to the speed limit signs. This footpath, on the Fenagh road out of Mohill, currently stops short of the speed limit zone. There is an adequate margin to continue it further and therefore ensuring pedestrian safety in this area.
REPLY ON BEHALF OF LCC
The footpath on this approach road extends as far as the occupied houses within the speed limit; the 60kph speed limit is located at Cappagh Bridge. Extending the footpath to this point would lead to a situation where the footpath ends at the start of a sharp bend in the regional road; this would not be desirable from a road safety perspective.
In response to the reply Councillor Sinead Guckian outlined that last year when she requested this work be considered, she was advised that the work could not be carried out due to lack of funds, she expressed her frustration that this year she was being told that work wouldn’t be carried out due to the nature of the bend. She outlined to the meeting that extending the footpath to the speed limit signs would insure a safer pedestrian passage not just for the residents in the immediate area but also for the many residents beyond the speed limit zone. She advised that many families walk and cycle on this route and they continue onto the link road (L5450) back into Mohill.
Following a further debate, the Area Engineer advised that given the proximity to the sharp bend, it would be more suitable to continue the pedestrian footpath to meet the link road rather than stop at the speed zone. Cllr Sinead Guckian welcomed this suggestion as being acceptable and she requested that it would be included for consideration under this year’s road works programme. She received the support of all members- 09/02/2015 (Municipal District Meeting (CK))
