Speed reduction on N80 queried by Carlow councillors after 26 days in operation
The scene of fatal road accidents on the N80 at Leagh, Co Carlow Photo: michaelorourkephotography.ie
AT A meeting of the Carlow County Council on 12 January, cllr John Cassin suggested a review of the 20km/h speed reduction on the N81 and N80 after only 26 days of it being in operation. Chief executive Coilín O’Reilly was sympathetic but asked for “a bit of patience.” He calculated that the difference in travel time along the entire road with the 80km/h limit was just four minutes; a fair adjustment when there were 27 accidents on the road that required the fire service to attend to.
“There's a lot of people who don't like having to slow down. I get that. I'm fine with that,” said Mr O’Reilly.
“All in all, what we're trying to do is reduce the general speed on the road, to lessen the outcome of an impact should one occur. Let's see how it goes in time and we will review it in six months,” he said.
In other transport news, Mr O’Reilly noted that the National Transport Authority will be conducting a review of the Carlow town bus operation in the middle of the year.
