Dished kerb request gets negative answer

There is no funding for a design study for a crossing at Nicholastown to accommodate wheelchair users wishing to access the new GAA walkway, writes Brian Byrne. That was the core of an answer to a question at the recent meeting of Kildare-Newbridge Municipal District.

Cllr Tracey O'Dwyer had asked for the installation of a dropped kerb on the path opposite Nicholastown and Conroy Park. However, she was told that merely doing this would encourage vulnerable users to cross the road at an uncontrolled location on a regional road.

Officials said a full design would be required to investigate a suitable type of crossing and at present there's no funding available for this.

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