Lack of action on deadly Mayo crossing is a 'disgrace'
There is anger over a lack of action on the problem crossing.
A Mayo councillor has warned there will be fatalities if long-awaited safety measures at a dangerous pedestrian crossing are not put in place.
Cllr Neil Cruise continued his pleas for action at a meeting of Claremorris Municipal District.
The crossing is located along the N26 in Foxford and traverses the town centre.
The Fine Gael councillor said he has received mixed messages when it comes to updates on the project.
“It’s an amazing thing that there has been two allocations of funding and no one knows definitively what’s going to happen on that pedestrian crossing,” said Cllr Cruise.
“I do hold the TII (Transport Infrastructure Ireland) responsible for part of the delay and I think they should acknowledge that it was a bad design and there have been inordinate delays in putting this right,” he added.
Cllr Cruise said there are continual problems with people turning up the one-way street in Foxford from the N26.
He called for emergency electronic signage to be installed at the location and on the approaches to Foxford.
“If there are accidents at that spot I would hold the stakeholders liable for those accidents at this stage,” he commented.
The Foxford councillor said the situation has become a fiasco and caused huge frustration in the area.
“This has been a disgrace and an awful blot on Mayo County Council’s and TII’s copybook in Foxford,” Cllr Cruise stated.
