Concerns Voiced Over Renmore Road Layout

Questions have been raised over the validity of a pilot road scheme implemented in Galway city, aimed at easing heavy traffic congestion.

The Renmore project prohibits motorists from utilising local roads as shortcuts in and out of the city.

Drivers are only permitted one-way access to Renmore Park from the Dublin Road entrance.

The rerouting has been orchestrated by Galway City Council to provide relief to rural residents bearing the brunt of intensified vehicle flow.

Consultation on the scheme was opened up to locals, with a monitoring system agreed upon.


However, one Renmore resident has written to the local press, and highlighted a number of problems created by the new layout.

The resident questioned whether any council officials had ever witnessed the traffic dilemmas associated with the area.

Wishing to remained unnamed, the Renmore resident said, should an officials have visited the scheme, they would have noticed a directional light out on a traffic pole.

The resident described the spot as "an accident waiting to happen".

Throughout the day, the area near the traffic lights, is congested with residents parking, delivery trucks and buses attempting to make stops, according to the vocal Renmore inhabitant.

These buses, leaving Renmore, are followed by a steady influx of traffic also attempting to leave the town, the resident said.

Army, oil and waste trucks, as well as delivery suppliers, making their way around the town, compound the problem, according to the letter writer.

The resident expressed concerns over the impact of the layout once the school term restarts.

(PR)