No bus shelter for Kilcullen ... yet
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| The location has been used as a bus stop since 1929. |
The matter was raised by way of a motion from Cllr Tracey O'Dwyer at yesterday's meeting of the Kildare-Newbridge MD, which heard that the current list of approved bus shelter installations will not be revisited until they are completed over the next two years.
Officials said the NTA had assessed the situation opposite the Applegreen petrol station in Kilcullen, 'and made their determination' that there is insufficient space. "If we don't have the space, then that's unfortunate," councillors were told. "It doesn't happen very often."
The MD members were told that the NTA provides the shelters in conjunction with the Council. In relation to the Kilcullen issue, Cllr Kevin Duffy asked if any alternatives had been looked at? He was told that in some MDs, councillors have used LPT funding to provide 'smaller' bus shelters, but this did not fit with national strategy. "The NTA objective is to have standard bus shelters across the country," officials said. "If councillors go different ways, we don't get a standard."
Cllr Suzanne Doyle noted that funding for shelters should be from the budget provided by NTA, rather than alternatives such as LPT. "If the NTA wants to train people to use alternative transport, then they need to provide for that out of budget."
Cllr Duffy, who was proposing the motion on behalf of Cllr O'Dwyer, who was absent, said the overall matter merited more discussion.
ED NOTE: The Diary has previously suggested an 'unblinkered' look at options. And as far back as 2014, members of the Bridge Camphill community made a detailed presentation and petition to KCC for shelters to be provided.
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