Sinn Féin TD for Meath East, Darren O’Rourke, has condemned the lack of accountability from both Meath County Council and Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), around major road safety concerns in Carlanstown, highlighting the urgent need for traffic-calming measures to be implemented in the village. Teachta O’Rourke said:”The issue of road safety in Carlanstown is a major concern. There is an urgent need for measures to be taken by Meath County Council.
NEAR MISS WITNESSED AT PUBLIC MEETING
“On Friday, I attended a public protest to demand that action be taken to address the road safety concerns in Carlanstown with my colleagues Cllr Michael Gallagher and Figgy Curran. While there, a juggernaut had to jam on the brakes to narrowly to avoid a turning car, there were children only a few feet away. The smell of rubber filled the air. Fortunately, an accident was avoided on this occasion, but this is the experience in Carlanstown, day in and day out. It’s not safe and that’s not acceptable.
“Unfortunately, both Meath County Council and the national roads authority, the TII, continue to blame each other and fail to take responsibility for the safety of pedestrians, including children, living in Carlanstown. This is not good enough and cannot continue.
“Traffic calming measures are visible on roads in towns right across Meath. This is the solution to the dangerous situation in Carlanstown. I urge Meath County Council to implement traffic calming measures in Carlanstown without delay, before a serious accident occurs. “In the Dáil and on Meath County Council, Sinn Féin will do everything we can to secure the necessary investment to deliver traffic calming measures in Carlanstown.”
