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APPROVAL has been given to try to make safe a junction which was the scene a recent fatal accident.
38-year-old Shane Browne from Meelick lost his life in a two-vehicle collision at Harold’s Cross, an acci- dent black-spot where dozens of cars have crashed and many people have lokero em Oleba me
The November meeting of Killaloe area councillors was told that cash had been set aside and stop signs or- dered for Harold’s Cross.
Councillor John McInerney, who put a motion to the council request- ing the safety measures, was told by officials that signage had been or- dered and that every effort will be made to highlight the junction.
But calls from other councillors for changes to speeding controls in the area met with a mixed response from gardai and road engineers.
Of 21 requests from Cllr Cathal Crowe for alterations to speed lim- its, just three were granted.
These were at Barry’s Cross, where the 60 kph limit will be extended to a point 10 meters west of the post of- fice junction, on the Roo/Broadford road and the Roo Post Office junc- tion where the limit will be reduced from 80 kph to 60 kph.
Cllr Paschal Fitzgerald had asked for an increase in the 50 kph limit at the Longpavement and it was agreed that this would go up to 60 kph, while Cllr Tony O’Brien was grant- ed an extension of the 50 kph speed limit at Hill Road in Killaloe.
The meeting was attended by members of the gardai who, along with the county’s road engineers, had been involved as consultants on the list of requests for advised re- strictions.
Cllr Crowe said that he was not happy with the refusals. “There’s no doubt that East Clare is being used as a rat run. These are requests based on what the residents in these areas are telling me.
“These are the people who have to live in these areas and they are
crying out for speed controls,” the councillor said.
Clir Tony O’Brien said that while he understood that his colleague was acting on behalf of residents, ““These decisions were made in consultation with people who are experts in traf- fic management and I feel we should
accept their recommendations.”
Officials told the meeting that all of the limits and restrictions on roads in the area will be made public to give residents a chance to make any submissions they wish to, once the regulations have been adopted at a full council meeting.