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Galway City Council this week turned the first sod for the construction of the iconic new Salmon Weir Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge – the first new bridge to span the Corrib in over 30 years.

Cllr Terry O’ Flaherty is pleased to report that the roadway in Barry Avenue, Old Mervue will be resurfaced this week. She was successful in acquiring €30,000 in the 2022 budget towards this project and she has added a further €5.000 from her Local Improvement Scheme fund (LIS) towards the resurfacing of this road.

It is clear that neither the executive of Galway City Council nor city councillors are willing to deliver available solutions to keeping small, soft, bodies of tiny humans safe when cycling to school. The debacle over a teeny temporary cycleway in Salthill shows the need for system change.

Cllr Mike Cubbard wants the Galway City Council to carry out significant work at Letteragh Road.

Death threats against council staff and elected representatives are now par for the course, the CEO of Galway City Council said this week after security arrangements had to be made to allow staff leave City Hall safely.

Cllr Donal Lyons says that public engagement surrounding the proposed Salthill temporary cycleway is ‘unprecedented’ as 7,500 submissions have been filed to the Galway City Council.

Cllr Donal Lyons says that public engagement surrounding the proposed Salthill temporary cycleway is ‘unprecedented’ as 7,500 submissions have been filed to the Galway City Council.

The proposed hike in day parking rates from €5 to €6.50, scheduled to come into effect on February 1, must be cancelled.

Following a 45 minute discussion, a vote took place determining that Galway City Council meetings will be held remotely for the rest of the month with a review set for February.

A total of €30,000 in the 2022 Galway City Council budget has been secured for improvements to footpaths and roads in Old Mervue.