A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING is to be installed in Spanish Point to improve accessibility to the beach while also controlling parking in the locality through the addition of double yellow lines.
Councillors were briefed on plans for the installation of the controlled pedestrian crossing and widening of the existing concrete footpath on the R-482 in the townland of Leagard South in Spanish Point at a meeting of the West Clare Municipal District.
One submission had been received by Clare County Council in relation to the scheme.
“In effect it is in Spanish Point by the Armada Hotel,” Cllr Shane Talty (FF) observed of the plans. Cllr Liam Grant (GP) remarked that the submission was “pretty good” and added, “I’m guessing the Armada are pretty happy with the situation”.
Senior executive engineer in the West Clare MD, Enda MacNamara explained, “The vast majority of pedestrians come from that side of Spanish Point to cross over at the Armada to head to the beach, it is the desired line for pedestrians, there is no controlled crossing at the school, in my time the school has never approached us for a controlled crossing, you’re close to a junction there which is not ideal, the location we’ve proposed you’ve adequate sight-lines so I guess our view is that it ticks a lot of boxes”.
He added, “Part of it is to control the parking on the road which is an issue, we’re putting in double yellow lines which is planned, we’ve spoke with the Armada and we’re not satisfied with the parking that is there, the plan is to solve it, there’s no point just putting down double yellow lines, we want to do it all in one go and put in the crossing”.
