“Time to look at smarter ways to travel” says Councillor Smith
With traffic congestion in Drogheda at crisis point and long delays at peak times on routes such as the Termonfeckin Road, Ballymakenny Road, Marsh Road and Dublin Road, Councillor Pio Smith says it’s time to look at smarter ways to travel, ways that will reduce climate emissions and enhance our wellbeing.
Councillor Smith says he has been working with engineers in Louth County Council on active travel measures for the Termonfeckin Road over the past three years.
“Many people have relatives buried in the new cemetery at Newtown and would like to visit the cemetery by walking or cycling” he said.
“At this juncture, Louth County Council Active Travel Section have secured €110K from the NTA to develop a detailed design of a high quality cycle and walking infrastructure from Newtown Cross Cemetery to St. Joseph’s Secondary School.
“It is proposed to provide a segregated cycle path and footpath for a length of 1.1Km. As part of the overall scheme, new pedestrian crossing points along the route will be provided.
“I would expect that detailed proposal will be well developed by the end of q4 2022 to enable LCC to secure funding from the National Transport Agency to take the project to construction stage in 2024.
“Staff in Louth County Council have worked hard on this project and are to be congratulated for bringing it so far so quickly.
“When this project is complete it will greatly enhance the area, allow people to keep active in a safe manner and enable young people to safely cycle to school and reduce car emissions. A win for all of us”
