Councillors call for ramps for Leitrim town to "ease speed" of vehicles
A number of councillors have called for ramps at Breffni Resource Centre, said a Leitrim councillor at the recent Carrick-on-Shannon MD meeting adding that they have been continuously told, 'no'.
A number of councillors have called for ramps at Breffni Resource Centre, said a Leitrim councillor at the recent Carrick-on-Shannon MD meeting adding that they have been continuously told, 'no'.
Cllr Cormac Flynn had requested that that Leitrim County Council to conduct a Traffic Flow Survey at Breffni Crescent in Carrick on Shannon with the official response stating that the council "will conduct a traffic survey at Breffni Crescent when resources allow."
At the same meeting, Cllr Irene Guckian-Rabbitte asked that traffic calming measures, such as speed ramps, to ease the speed of cars entering and exiting the Breffni Crescent estate, Carrick-on-Shannon, and going to or from the Breffni Family Resource Centre.
The response said that there the Roads Department had a meeting with Breffni Crescent community last month. It continued that Breffni Crescent Estate is within a 30kph speed limit and there is "signage to indicate this within the estate. The gateway signage also includes an image to identify that children are at play. The District Office currently do not have resources to install ramps in housing estates."