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A ONE-WAY traffic system is being considered for the town of Scariff to ease the traffic congestion which is blocking the streets there on a regu- lar basis.
Councillor Colm Wiley was told, in answer to a question he posed at last week’s area council meeting about means of alleviating the snarl-ups, that various methods are being con- sidered. These include making the village one-way, putting down double
yellow lines and introducing parking restrictions at pressure points.
“There will have to be negotiations locally about a one-way system. There can be a lot of resistance to that. But we would also hope that a new shopping complex development which is coming on-stream for Scar- iff will provide extra parking,’ the councillor said.
He added that he is also asking the local authority to buy up land if it be- comes available to create parking for the town.
Meanwhile, the councillor was giv- en good news in relation to a number of problems in Tuamgraney.
Recent severe flooding near the school had created a hazard for cars and pedestrians alike, Councillor AAU CCA Yat BCG
He was told by Council Engineer, Sean Lenihan, that the problem was with a stretch of drain which had col- lapsed underground, leaving the wa- ter nowhere to go.
This is to be repaired in the near future, the engineer said.
‘“l’m very pleased to hear this. There was a considerable amount of water on the road near the school which was terrible for people trying to avoid getting soaked and a hazard for cars that had to drive through it.”
And ugly, heavy wires to provide street light will soon be redundant in Tuamgraney, Councillor Wiley was Ke) (en
The overhead wires and their poles are to be decomissioned in favour of underground wiring and silver metal lampstandards.