Yellow box not possible on Church Road

A request for Kildare County Council to put a yellow box on the Church Road outside the exit to the Church Car Park has been turned down, writes Brian Byrne. The Council says it would be 'in breach of traffic regulations' if it created the 'box'.

The matter was raised for today's meeting of the Council's Athy Area Committee held in Athy, by Cllr Ivan Keatley.

In a report received from the Traffic Management Section of KCC, Cllr Keatley was told the 'location is clearly a private access point and not a junction. The installation, or renewal of yellow boxes, is being strictly enforced so that they comply with regulations'.

The report suggested an alternative of a white painted box with the text 'Keep Clear', which could be considered 'subject to agreement and funding being available'.

In response to other queries, Cllr Keatley was told that it is planned to erect signage for the M9 motorway in the vicinity of the main traffic lights in Kilcullen 'in the near future'.

And a request that the council contact the NRA regarding the inadequate signage at Whitehall has been forwarded to the Naas Area Office for consideration, the councillor was informed.

Cllr Keatley told the Diary this afternoon that he will continue to follow up on both the Church Road and Whitehall Cross issues as he is 'not satisfied' with the reports he got today.