Some North Clare roads ‘not suited to level of traffic directed onto them’

Levels of traffic in North Clare at the R460 cross and the L5244 are “not suited for the road,” a local representative has warned.

An appeal for a ‘local access’ sign at the R460 cross and the L5244 “in the interest of health and safety” were requested by Cllr Joe Killeen (FF) plus signs pointing to Corofin and the Cliffs of Moher at a recent meeting of the West Clare Municipal District.

Senior executive engineer, Enda MacNamara confirmed that the possibility of additional directional signage at the junction would be reviewed.

Cllr Killeen detailed that the cross was en route from the Burren National Park to the motorway heading in the Gort direction, “it is not suitable for the volume of traffic using it”. He described it as a pinch point but one that could provide plenty of learnings, “if we can solve one, we can solve more of them”.

Roads like the ones referenced were “not designed for a campervan”. He believed the access was impacting the amount of traffic coming into Corofin.

His motion was seconded by Cllr Gabriel Keating (FG) with Cllr Cillian Murphy (FF) adding, “we have a chance with roads like these to guide the visitor journey in another way”.