Leitrim road facing vegetation problem affecting street lighting
Cllr Maeve Reynolds has called for vegetation to be cleared from the N4 at Mohill cross amid concerns over street lighting and road safety.
Overgrown vegetation along a national road in Leitrim is affecting street lighting and encroaching onto the road, a meeting of Carrick-on-Shannon Municipal District has heard.
The vegetation cannot be cleared without a major traffic management plan.
At a recent meeting on November 9, Cllr Maeve Reynolds called on the District Engineer to assess and address the overgrown vegetation on the N4 at Mohill cross, which is affecting the street lighting and encroaching on the road.
Cllr Reynolds told the meeting that trees have grown very high over the streetlights, causing them to remain on constantly as the vegetation is covering them.
She also raised safety concerns, saying that a couple of smaller branches have fallen onto the hard shoulder. She asked that the issue be assessed before frost sets in during the winter.
A response from the Roads Department confirmed that the area at Mohill cross will be assessed to determine the extent of the vegetation growth and its impact on street lighting and road users.
“As the trees are located on a national road and a major traffic management plan will be required, an application will be submitted to Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) seeking funding to carry out the necessary tree cutting and vegetation clearance works,” the response stated.
“Subject to approval of funding, the required works will be scheduled and completed,” it concluded.