*Photograph: John Mangan
East Clare councillors have appealed to the local authority to install street lighting at two sections of road approaching Quin village.
Citing โthe interests of safety,โ Cllr Alan OโCallaghan (FF) put forward a motion to a recent meeting of the Killaloe Municipal District for street lighting to be erected on the R469 and L-3150 from the 50km/h speed limit in Quin village.
Upgraded line marking will be completed โas an interim measure,โ senior executive engineer Tom Mellett stated. The speed limit extends โapproximately 350m beyond the junction on the R469 and 350m on the L-3150 from the junction. These sections have become built up over the years and would benefit from a number of measures including public lighting, footpaths, enhanced road markings and signage,โ he added.
He cautioned that the extent of the works requested by the Kilmurry representative required โresources beyondโ the budget available to the Killaloe MD. Mellett suggested that it would be best incorporated into a town and village renewal scheme.
OโCallaghan highlighted that a number of houses in the vicinity of Malachyโs Bar have a lack of public lighting along the approach road to their homes. โThe village is very dark, I donโt want to say neglected but from that side of the road the footpaths are poor and infrastructure isnโt the best,โ he remarked.
Benefiting from a town and village renewal scheme would be a huge benefit to Quin, Cllr Pat Burke (FG) felt โbecause of the vibrancy of the villageโ. He continued, โPopulation wise it has exploded in the last couple of years. Major funding will hopefully be got for the village of Quinโ.