This article is from page 23 of the 2012-03-13 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 23 JPG
THE MAYOR of Kilrush has threatened to get a brush and can of white paint and draw road marks on a road that has being dubbed “Bombay Junction” locally.
Mayor Ian Lynch (FG) was told that it would be a serious traffic violation to interfere with the road markings at Limekill Junction (sic) on the entrance on the town.
Cllr Paul Moroney (Ind) said it would be a shameful for the council, if something wasn’t done about the busy junction.
The councillor, who is also a volunteer member of the fire service, said the fire brigade has already been called to a serious accident at the cross roads where the occupants of the car had to be cut from their vehicles.
Another man told Cllr Moroney that he got knocked off his bike at this junction.
“It would be a shame if this council got this done two days after someone is killed,” he said.
“We have discussed this for two years. Let us do something about this now. Shame on us.”
Cllr Liam Williams (FG) said at nine in the morning when children are going to school it is a very seriously dangerous junction.
The councillors were responding to news that plans for re-drawing the junction are still not in place.
Clare County Council maintained previously that they did not have time or the staff available to design the junction.
Town engineer Derek Troy then designed a solution for the dangerous junction, which was not approved by the road design team.
Town Manager Nora Kaye told the members of the council that there were a lot of people out on sick leave and as a result a lot of work was on hold.
“We have a bit of an issue at the moment.”
She said the junction, which is a cross roads past Aldi as you enter the town from the Ennis side, was the re sponsibility of the NRA.
“Don’t lose sight of the fact that we do not have money to do it. Strictly speaking it is a primary secondary route and the responsibility of the NRA,” she said.
She said once the road design is complete the project will still not be done.
“We should just get the design done and worry about the money after. We look foolish on this when we can’t even get a white line drawn,” said Mayor Lynch.
Cllr Marian McMahon Jones (FG) asked, “Could we still be here next year and it still not done.”