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During recent canvassing efforts in Renmore, Labour Party candidate Helen Ogbu engaged with residents who expressed growing concerns about traffic congestion and inadequate infrastructure in their neighbourhood.

A lack of filter lights is causing intolerable congestion at the Monivea Road-Connolly Avenue traffic lights near Mervue, according to local election candidate Helen Ogbu.

Making traffic one way on College Road and Lough Atalia Road is one of the suggestions being put forward by city councillor MJ Crowe as a solution to Galway’s traffic congestion problems.

Cllr Alan Curran has enthusiastically welcomed the provision in the 2024 budget to include the construction of raised, and segregated cycle lanes on the Western Distributor Road from the Cappagh Road to the Deane Roundabout. The proposed cycle lanes would have a positive impact on traffic, are cost-effective, easily funded, and present a straightforward, uncontroversial solution.

Almost half of drivers (46%) believe that the speed limits on Irish roads are ‘all over the place’ and need to be overhauled as a review of speed limits has been announced by Government.

Community advocates for safer streets are pleased that a majority of Galway city councillors voted to include 30 km per hour speed limits outside city schools as part of the city’s speed limit review at Monday’s council meeting, and that the Executive promised a full review of speed limits of all city and suburban roads by 2024.

The An Bord Pleanála decision this week to effectively shelve the Galway Ring Road is a massive setback for Galway and the future development of the region, according to Fianna Fail senator Ollie Crowe.

The Gluas Committee invites Galway citizens to attend a public meeting on Tuesday next to discuss traffic congestion in Galway City and solutions to the problem, such as the Very Light Rail option.

“Immediate action” must be taken to stop “high speed traffic” on Merlin Lane, “before we have a fatality”, a city councillor has warned.

It is “unacceptable” that motorists are being fined for speeding on the Oranmore coast road, when the speed limit was changed from 80km to 50km, “without proper notice to motorists”.