Dundalk’s Market Square
Fears that traffic lights were set to return to Dundalk’s Market Square last week have been played down somewhat.
Various reports over the last 24 hours suggested that lights were set to be installed at the Square from next Monday due to traffic congestion.
The news was broken by local Sinn Féin councillor Jennifer Green, who said that installing lights would be a “disaster”.
However, following further consultation with the Town Engineer, this morning Cllr Green – who will run in May’s local elections – said that it was pelican crossing lights, similar to the ones at Clarke Railway Station, rather than traffic lights that were being installed.
In a statement to Talk of the Town, Cllr Green said: “It was presumed that when the Town Engineer said that the lights are to go back up at the Market Square she meant traffic lights as I challenged her in a Town Council Monthly meeting saying that there will be outrage in the town if traffic lights go back up.
“However, I rang the engineering department this morning to confirm when the lights were going up and was told that the current zebra crossing beacon lights at the Market Square will be replaced by pelican crossing lights (very simular to the ones up at the train station). So currently there is no plans for ‘traffic lights’ to go back on the square….phew!
“The programme of works for the change of zebra lights to pelican are seceduled for next week although the contractor has still other works to finish so the Town Council can’t give me an exact date for commencement.”
There have been no traffic lights at the Market Square since the area was revamped in late 2011 at a cost of €3m.
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