This article is from page 24 of the 2005-11-08 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 24 JPG
A LOCAL councillor is calling on Clare County Council to make Brennan’s Cross in Meelick safer for motorists and pedestrians.
Cllr Cathal Crowe has tabled a motion for the upcoming Killaloe area meeting of the council to have safety measures installed at the Cross. Brennan’s Cross is located on the Knocklisheen Road, one of the main arteries from Limerick
City into South-East Clare.
‘The junction is staggered with one approach road leading to the residential area of Elton
Court, Kilavoher, Ballycannon Heights and Glenn Abhainn and another leading to Meelick church and school. Traffic at Brennan’s Cross junction is particularly congested at morning and evening times when parents are bringing children to and from school and people are co- muting to work,” said Cllr Crowe.
The councilor said that he called “more than a year ago” for safety measures such as rumble strips and increased signage to be put in place on the approach roads to the junction.
‘ T don’t think enough has been done to make the junction safe and this time I will be asking the Council to carry out urgent repairs on the four approach roads, to remove earthen banks that limit visibility and put an extended rumble area in place,’ Cllr Crowe said.