Killaloe Bridge to be pedestrianised on trial basis

KILLALOE BRIDGE is to be pedestrianised for a trial period.

Agreement was reached on Friday between elected members of the Killaloe and Nenagh Municipal Districts and officials from Clare and Tipperary County Councils to pedestrianise the existing Killaloe Bridge for a trial period.

These measures will be introduced “a number of weeks after” the opening of the new bridge, which will allow an interim period when both bridges will operate for vehicles, a spokesperson for Clare County Council confirmed. The timeline for its introduction will be announced closer to the opening of the new Shannon Bridge Crossing.

Public engagement regarding plans for the 18th Century Killaloe Bridge has been held in Killaloe and Ballina in recent months.

Making Killaloe Bridge more pedestrian and cycling friendly is the aim of the trial, its introduction is allowed under Section 38 of the Road Traffic Act 1994. The trial will also enable further detail and evidence of traffic flows and pedestrian movements between the towns to be gathered, and for the social, economic and tourism benefits to be measured.