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A safe crossing area for pedestrians is to be installed west of Murphy’s Terrace in Ballymullen later this year.
ADDITIONAL safe crossing areas for pedestrians will be installed by the Council in a number of areas in the Tralee area it was revealed at the meeting of Tralee Municipal District on Monday.
Sinn Féin Cllr Cathal Foley asked that the Council carry out an audit on all pedestrian crossings in the town and investigate future need of extra crossings at Murphy’s Terrace and Killeen.
Cllr Foley was told that additional pedestrian phases will be added to the junction of both the Killeen Road with the Oakpark Road and the junction of Racecourse Road with Oakpark road as a part of junction upgrade works associated with Active Travel funding announced earlier this year.
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Also, an uncontrolled pedestrian crossing of the N86, west of Murphy’s Terrace, Ballymullen will be installed later this year.
Council management said controlled pedestrian crossings within Tralee Town are inspected regularly by Kerry County Councils Electrical Dept. and repairs are undertaken as required.
In the past 18 months significant enhancements have been undertaken to the pedestrian crossing at Kerry Library, an additional pedestrian phase has been added to Balloonagh Junction and new facilities have been added to the Basin Junction, Connolly Park Junction and at the crossing point of the Tralee to Fenit Greenway at Upper Rock Street.
Tralee MD has also refreshed a significant amount of line-marking at pedestrian crossings around the town including the pedestrian crossing at Kerry School of Music and Upper Rock St.
Further line-marking works are proposed to be completed throughout the remainder of the year to the pedestrian crossings located in Rathass, North Circular Road and at the Horans Centre.
Need to paint roads where crossings are now.Paint worn off