Drumkeerin councillor unhappy with the idea of rural motorists picking up tab for abolishing toll charges
A Drumkeerin based councillor says Proposals to tax all motorists and abolish road tolls, are ‘anti-rural’. Charging motorists for using entire road network is being considered by Transport Infrastructure Ireland. If approved, this would remove all existing tolls charges. Cllr Padraig Fallon says motorists are already paying…
Funding allocation announced for Collooney safe crossing
An additional €350,000 in funding has been provided by Transport Infrastructure Ireland to advance the design, planning and appraisal for the construction of a safe crossing across the N4 at Collooney. Residents in Collooney have been campaigning for the construction of the safe crossing since 2007. The village…
Sligo Councillor calls for traffic calming measures in Tubbercurry
A local councillor is calling on Transport Infrastructure Ireland and Sligo County Council to install traffic calming measures in South Sligo. At a the monthly meeting of Sligo County Council, Fine Gael councillor Dara Mulvey called upon the local authority to address the extremely busy stretch of the N17 in…
Electric and Autonomous Vehicles Forum at IT Sligo this evening.
Directors from Ireland’s leading technology and energy sectors are set to hold a forum on Electric and Autonomous Vehicles at IT Sligo this evening. The meeting is inviting members of the the public to explore the latest in electric and autonomous vehicle technologies and the future of transport infrastructure and…
Millions of euro to be spent on development in Donegal
Millions of euro is to be spent in South Donegal on development, safety and road strenghtening works. The TII has confirmed just over 40 million euro for the whole of Donegal, but many of the projects are in the south of the county. They include considerable works on various sections…
Plans need to be in place for an N56 upgrade
A Donegal councillor has said plans for an upgrade of the N56 road from Dunkineely to Bruckless need to be put in place as soon as possible. Independent councillor Niamh Kennedy raised the issue at a recent meeting of the Municipal District calling on the council to speak with Transport…
Sligo/Leitrim TD defends investment in N4 project
Work is expected to begin on the upgrade of the N4 in Sligo in 2019 despite calls for it to begin a year earlier. Transport Infrastructure Ireland have confirmed that work on the N4 between Castlebaldwin and Collooney is expected to start in 2019. In response to a parliamentary question…