{"id":215292,"date":"2025-12-28T21:40:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T21:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/215292\/"},"modified":"2025-12-28T21:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T21:40:07","slug":"safety-improvements-proposed-for-dangerous-junction-after-long-review-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/215292\/","title":{"rendered":"Safety improvements proposed for dangerous junction after long review process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SAFETY measures at the Devon Road Cross, Templeglantine, on the N21 were discussed at the December meeting of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/section\/309\/politics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> the Newcastle West Municipal District,<\/a> as councillors received an update from Fionan Kelliher, senior executive engineer with the Mid West National Roads Design Office.<\/p>\n<p>The update followed a motion raised at the previous district meeting seeking progress on long-standing safety concerns at the junction, which has seen increasing traffic volumes and a history of collisions.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Kelliher outlined that while no construction funding has yet been secured, limited funding had previously been obtained for signage and further assessments of the junction.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that a review of incidents and traffic patterns showed the junction has become increasingly problematic over the years, particularly due to rising traffic volumes and restricted visibility on side roads.<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/news\/politics\/1968052\/calls-for-extra-funding-to-finish-works-at-limerick-pool-despite-2-8m-refurbishment.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Calls for extra funding to finish works at Limerick Pool despite \u20ac2.8m refurbishment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a result, discussions have been ongoing with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) to build a case for funding under national safety improvement programmes.<\/p>\n<p>It was confirmed that an options report has been prepared and submitted to TII. This report examined several possible interventions, including traffic calming measures on the N21 and the development of a staggered junction to improve safety for vehicles entering from side roads.<\/p>\n<p>Of the options considered, the staggered junction was identified as the preferred solution from a safety perspective, though it remains at option stage only.<\/p>\n<p>Councillors expressed frustration that, despite years of discussion, the project has not progressed to detailed design or costing. <br \/>Concerns were also raised about how the staggered junction would operate in practice. Several councillors queried whether alternative solutions, such as traffic-activated or \u201csmart\u201d traffic lights, should be reconsidered to address visibility and waiting-time issues at the junction.<\/p>\n<p>It was confirmed that TII is expected to review the proposal at senior level in January <br \/>Councillors stressed that safety at the Devon Road Cross remains a priority for the local community and that they will be keeping the pressure on the TII.<\/p>\n<p>Funded by the Local Democracy Reporting Scheme<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAFETY measures at the Devon Road Cross, Templeglantine, on the N21 were discussed at the December meeting of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":215293,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[5316,61,60,1396,14563,43,16206,59272],"class_list":{"0":"post-215292","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ireland","8":"tag-abbeyfeale","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland","11":"tag-limerick","12":"tag-limerick-city-and-county-council","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-roads","15":"tag-templeglantine"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215292"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215292\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/215293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}