A Claremorris councillor has called on Mayo County Council to stop vehicles speeding through a village in South Mayo.
Independent Cllr Richard Finn put forward a motion at last week’s Claremorris-Swinford Municipal District calling on the local authority to make immediate provisions for traffic calming at Crossboyne village.
Cllr Finn acknowledged all the upgrades that Crossboyne has received over the last few years through various projects but said the overlay in the village is inadequate for the amount of traffic using it.
“The general consensus in the village of Crossboyne is that traffic is travelling too fast through the village. It’s alright saying there’s a narrow bridge through the village to slow down the traffic, but that narrow bridge is only allowing one line of traffic through. If one person comes through and another comes from the other side, you know what’s going to happen,” Cllr Finn said.
“The top end of the village, coming into the turn, is a speed trap, because people come in at higher speeds coming off a good road.”
Cllr Finn was delighted with the written response from senior engineer Conrad Harley who supported the proposal.
“It’s great that the people of Crossboyne are being listened to.”
Fine Gael Cllr Tom Connolly seconded the motion saying that a survey was carried out recently that showed an average of 1,100 vehicles travelling through Crossboyne on a daily basis. Cllr Connolly remarked that it was a significant amount for a village the size of Crossboyne.
