Councillor seeks 'slow' markings at two Rathcoffey Road crossings in Maynooth

Kildare County Council has agreed to assess two pedestrian signal crossings on the Rathcoffey Road in Maynooth after residents raised concerns about speeding traffic and drivers breaking red lights.

The issue came before a recent meeting of the Clane–Maynooth Municipal District, the councillors who represent the area on Kildare County Council, in a motion from Fianna Fáil councillor Donna Phelan, according to Kfm.

The motion concerns the signalised crossing at Cluain Aoibhinn and the crossing that serves the Maynooth Town FC sports grounds.

Cllr Phelan asked the council to assess both locations. She also asked it to consider painting “slow” markings on the road on each approach to the two crossings, or putting in other suitable warning measures, to “improve driver awareness and pedestrian safety”, Kfm reported.

According to Kfm, the council agreed to have its Traffic Management Section examine the locations and decide what measures are appropriate.

Speaking on Kfm’s Kildare Today programme, Cllr Phelan said the complaints from people living along the road had not stopped.

“Residents continue to raise concerns about speeding and drivers breaking red lights,” she said.

She also pointed to the layout of the road itself, saying “the footpaths here are narrow” and that this made it hard for someone pushing a buggy to get past other people on foot. There are no cycle lanes on the stretch, she added.

Cllr Phelan told Kfm she hoped any works would be finished “by the end of the year”.