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Three government departments are collaborating to devise a radical package of measures to address the traffic-congestion crisis at Parkmore on foot of a meeting between Minister Simon Coveney and Galway TD Hildegarde Naughton last month.

Plans to resolve Galway city’s mounting traffic problems will be presented to city councillors and Galway West TDs and Senators next week, with one TD saying funding for any of the forthcoming solutions will “not be a problem”.

Galway county councillors have expressed their frustration at the lack of movement on the outer ring road for the traffic congestion at Parkmore Industrial Estate.

Consultation will begin this week on short-term and medium-term solutions to the ongoing problem of traffic congestion in the vicinity of Parkmore Business and Technology Park.

The unmanned high-tech traffic unit in Galway city is compounding the major traffic problems which have been experienced over the last 18 months, according to Cllr Mike Crowe.

The Galway Advertiser Facebook page was once again a hotbed of activity this week after a story was shared about a frightening incident at the Moneenageisha junction.

Two young men lost their lives in separate road crashes around the county in recent days.

Local senator Fidelma Healy Eames has launched an online campaign which she hopes will help solve Galway’s chronic traffic problem.

A proposal by Fine Gael councillor Pearce Flannery to try to allievate traffic congestion on the Seamus Quirke Road has failed to get the backing of Galway City Council, despite impassioned pleas from a number of local representatives. Cllr Flannery wanted the National Transport Authority to consider piloting a scheme whereby cars with three or more people could travel on the bus lane on Seamus Quirke Road. He believes this would encourage commuters travelling from the west side of the city to work on the east side to car pool. He has spoken before about the length of time it takes to cross the city at rush hour.

A group of concerned residents in the city have launched a campaign this week to highlight their opposition to the Emerging N6 Preferred Route.  They claim that the construction of the road route will be ineffective, will wreck natural amenities and destroy communities.  They also suggest that improved bus routes or also a light rail system and would be much more effective in alleviating the traffic problems.