Cong Village Design Statement to go out to public consultation

The members of the committee were given a presentation on the draft Cong Village Design Statement which is about to go out to public consultation. One of the main issues that came up in the initial production of the draft was the traffic problems on the island village, and one of the proposals included is to construct a new bridge from the public car park on the Mayo side of the village to divert traffic by the old mill in the village and out the exisiting exit towards Clonbur. This would drastically cut down on the traffic looping around and through the village, and allow for the widening of footpaths and make the village a lot more pedestrian friendly. The elected members welecomed the inital draft and told the meeting they were looking forward to the public’s feedback on it.