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Galway City Council welcomes the reactivation of the Galway Metropolitan Area Transportation Strategy (GMATS) by the National Transport Authority (NTA). This important Strategy will identify the transport needs for Galway and inform the future development of Galway, enabling it to continue to serve as the economic and cultural centre of the West of Ireland.

The National Transport Agency has reactivated the Galway Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy.

Advocates for a light rail system for Galway have queried how passengers from expanded train services are expected to traverse the city.

Concept designs shaped by two previous rounds of public consultation were showcased at the Connacht Hotel this week, with emphasis placed on an immediate planning application for sports and play areas along Renmore Avenue.

Fianna Fáil candidate for the Galway West by election, Cllr Cillian Keane, has said that Transport Infrastructure Ireland and Galway County Council should include a bus lane as part of the current €2.5 million resurfacing works on the N83.

Minister of State Noel Grealish has welcomed the allocation of €1.5 million to tackle flooding in the village of Claregalway.

Construction is set to begin on a major upgrade of the R332, a key regional road linking Galway and Mayo.

Residents’ anger over the long-running street widening and regeneration issues in Dunmore dominated discussion at Galway County Council’s January Plenary Meeting this week, with councillors warning that frustration in the north Galway town is reaching a critical point.

Galway City Council is intent on progressing a pedestrian and bicycle link across the stone abutments of the former Clifden Railway Bridge, despite national funding cancelled for this piece of the Connemara Greenway.

Councillors in the Loughrea Municipal District have threatened to travel to Dublin to confront Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) directly, following what they described as a prolonged refusal by the agency to send a representative to meet them locally about ongoing road safety and traffic management issues.