New KFC at Manor West will offer a drive-thru service
An example of the gridlock caused by accessing drive-thru services at Manor. Photo Mark O’Sullivan.
Traffic on the R875 in Tralee regularly backs up due to the popularity of drive-thru services at Manor West. Evenings and weekends are particularly chaotic, with a makeshift third lane of traffic often forming as cars queue to turn into McDonald’s, spilling back as far as the Clashlehane Roundabout.
While people have every right to enjoy a takeaway, the disruption to traffic is becoming impossible to ignore. This stretch of road is already one of Tralee’s busiest, serving as the main entry point from Killarney and Castleisland.