'No more young people dead' - TII told reword 'deplorable' response to Ardee junction
The Castleguard junction in Ardee has not been identified as a “high collision location by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII).
An Ardee councillor has described the response of Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) to a dangerous Ardee junction as “deplorable”.
The comments were made by Fine Gael councillor Dolores Minogue after TII deemed the Castleguard Road junction on the N33 was not a “high collision location”.
It was revealed by Sinn Féin councillor Pearse McGeough following correspondence between Louth TD Ruairí Ó Murchú and TII.
Cllr McGeough said TII acknowledged that there may be “unreported collisions” at the N33 junction.
He said Louth County Council would have to submit its own feasibility report for safety works to be carried out.
“In order for the TII to consider any such proposals relating to national roads the road authority is required to carry out an analysis of the collision history at the location,” he said.
The Sinn Féin councillor also said the Council would have to carry out an “economic appraisal” for any proposal, as well as fully cost the scheme and “prioritise the scheme” above other projects submitted as part of the national roadworks programme.
Fine Gael councillor Dolores Minogue said it was a “deplorable response” and said drivers a like “sitting ducks” at the junction.
“We don’t want accidents and the TII saying we have to wait for accidents absolutely not.”
“We want no more young people dead on our roads, we want no people dead on our roads because of statistics. So the TII will have to look at that junction because it is so busy and you’re like a sitting duck on that junction,” she said.
A spokesperson for Louth County Council said the local authority plans to raise the junction during its next meeting with TII later this month.
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