MYSTERY traffic cameras that were erected in parts of North Clare over a two day period have been confirmed to be linked to the Cliffs of Moher 2040 Strategy.
North Clare residents and motorists had been confused after numerous traffic cameras were dotted across the area on Thursday and Friday. The technology is in place as part of traffic surveys for the new strategy on one of the biggest tourist attractions in the country.
Entrances to parking facilities for coaches and cars outside the Cliffs of Moher along with approach roads are among the areas where the cameras have appeared.
Lisdoonvarna based, Cllr Joe Garrihy (FG) stated, “Proper and appropriate road safety measures , traffic mobility planning and investment in the host community for the Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Global Geo Park and North Clare has been my number one focus for the last four years and I welcome any progress towards this objective”. He said such progress was “far too long overdue”.
Cllr Shane Talty (FF) who is also a board member of the Cliffs of Moher Centre Ltd explained, “These are repeated surveys and were done the same weekend last year. The cameras are to capture car and coach activity and to validate the data collected from the strips. My understanding is that they will be taken away next week as soon as the data collection period is over. The surveys are part of the strategy to measure movements”.
