by Alan Jacques
A PROPOSED N21 Adare Western Approach Improvement Scheme with an estimated cost of €1 million met with criticism from local councillors this week.
The scheme, which will extend from the R519 Ballingarry Road to the L1422 Blackabbey Road over a distance about 1.3km on the N21, is due to see works commence in the next year. The proposed scheme comprises pavement rehabilitation, drainage, kerbing, footpaths and safety improvements and the Pavement Improvement Scheme is being proposed to address inadequacies with the existing road including road pavement and footpaths and inadequate drainage issues leaving the road prone to flooding.
Funding has been approved for the project by Transport Infrastructure Ireland, formerly the National Roads Authority (NRA).
Dermot Donovan of Roadplan Consulting explained that a mix of daytime and nighttime works may be required as part of the scheme.
Local councillors called for the works to be canned until after the announcement of the N69 route this December.
Independent councillor Emmett O’Brien expressed major concerns and felt there was “an element of fantasy” to the scheme.
An information day is now due to take place in the Kilmoreen Suite at the Dunraven Arms Hotel on Tuesday September 15 from 2 to 8pm.
