One of the many signs in Ivy Terrace warning motorists that traffic lights are switched off. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
MANY of you will have noticed that the traffic lights on Ivy Terrace/Princes Street have been out of operation since Tuesday and cars have been forced to take caution pulling out.
This is due to a cable fault at the traffic lights and as of 12 noon on Thursday the lights were still out. Traleetoday.ie spoke to Colm Lynch of Kerry County Council Operations Department about the issue. “There’s a cable fault down there and we don’t know exactly where it is,” said Mr Lynch.
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“The lights are old and the cabling is over 30 years old, so there is a difficulty in finding the fault. Electricians will be working away in the morning [Thursday]. The recommendation at the moment is that we put in a totally new set of lights there. But that’s a huge undertaking and a long undertaking as well. So we’re hoping to get them working even short term and go away and seek funding for a total replacement.”
Until it’s sorted out, motorists should take care at the junction.
