A SPEED survey is to be undertaken in Kilkishen following appeals for traffic calming measures.
Cllr Joe Cooney (FG) urged Clare County Council to introduce traffic calming measures to the Cluain na Laoi estate in Kilkishen “where recently new housing has been introduced. This is in the interest of road safety and the safety of residents in the estate”.
Acting senior executive engineer, Declan Flanagan outlined that following Cooney’s proposal that staff in the Killaloe Municipal District would carry out a speed survey. “Arising from this survey an assessment will be conducted and the location reviewed for potential traffic calming measures if necessary whilst taking into consideration the location of open space and green areas and potential locations where speeding may be an issue”.
Flanagan explained that any traffic calming measures would require that a Section 38 of the Road Traffic Act 1994 be passed while a funding stream would need to be sourced.
Speaking at a meeting of the Killaloe MD, Cllr Cooney commented, “there are sixteen new houses gone into the development, hopefully something can be done sooner rather than later”.
He continued, “We need to take this strongly, driver behaviour needs to be looked at as well. It is important to put road safety measures into the development. There is an average of two cars per house here”.
Speeding in estates and on side roads is an issue in East Clare, Cllr Alan O’Callaghan (FF) observed. “It is something we need to address going forward,” he maintained.
