Signs along the old Westport Road in Castlebar were removed without the knowledge of Mayo County Council, writes Keith Bourke.
The mystery behind who removed the signs was finally revealed at a meeting of Castlebar Municipal District.
Fine Gael Cllr Ger Deere had previously highlighted the issue when signposts for townlands were replaced with road numbers. The signs have since been completely removed.
Cllr Deere told the meeting that the signs were removed as part of the contract put in place by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) but the council was in the dark on the move.
He said TII has now agreed to put the signs back in place.
“It’s the most ludicrous thing,” said Cllr Deere, “Nobody knows where the old signs are. They will all have to be replaced now. It’s the most outrageous waste of money and time,” he added.
Cllr Deere said it is no wonder the public has “disdain” for officialdom.
“Let something like this never happen again,” he stated.
