The Moone-Timolin Positive Action Group met with the council and TII yesterday regarding the controversial €1.6 million cycle lane
Members of the Moone-Timolin Positive Action Group met with Kildare County Council and Transport Infrastructure Ireland yesterday regarding the controversial €1.6 million cycle lane.
An audit published in February and reported by Kfm News, uncovered a range of serious design flaws that could endanger the safety of motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians.
Speaking on this mornings Kildare Today show, Chairperson of the group, Mark Hilliard, labelled the meeting as a "box-ticking exercise" that was "pointless".
The meeting involved the representative bodies presenting their proposed changes to make the roadway safe and the dangerous flaws that are involved.
Members were told that new bollards, brightly coloured paint and signage are to be added to the cycleway to improve safety.
However, this is not enough, according to Mr. Hilliard.
"The scheme needs to be taken out - that's the only thing that's going to make it safe", he said.
As well as the safety concerns, Mr. Hilliard was critical regarding the accountability surrounding costing of the project.
TII officials could not give the amount spent on the cycleway.
Mr Hilliard claimed that the taxpayers money was not being considered as important to those in charge of the project.
According to him, 115 incidents have occurred on the road since last October.
Fine Gael Councillor Ivan Keatley also featured on the programme, who said a motion has been brought to the council for this issue to be included on the monthly progress reports.
"The common consensus is the only person that can sort this out is the Government ministers - Darragh O'Brien, primarily", said Mr. Hilliard.
"I don't think anybody is really going to listen to us until somebody dies on that road, and that will happen. It's a sorry thing to have to say, that's when people will sit up and notice."
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