The Road R741 from Crosstown to Castlebridge has become unsafe and unfit for its purpose. Over the years there have been fatalities and recently many near misses with pedestrians. Elderly people, parents with children and disabled people using mobility scooters are forced directly onto the road where public footpaths end abruptly and verges are unsafe. The roads unsuitable resurfacing and of infrastructure and drainage has meant the verge is now at a sharp angle, and houses are in dips - causing flooding with damages over €30,000. This applies to a stretch of road just 1.2 miles long where cycle lanes and public footpaths end in crosstown and begin again in Castlebridge - how are pedestrians and cyclists supposed to travel safely without these measures?
