Council to address 'untidy' roundabouts in this Kildare town
A council official is to meet with Cllr Paul Ward (FF) to address concerns in Kilcock
The council's Municipal District Engineer is to meet with a Fianna Fáil councillor to address concerns regarding the condition of roundabouts in Kilcock.
Cllr Paul Ward motioned at a recent Clane-Maynooth Municipal District meeting: “That the council reviews the roundabouts located on the main entry points into Kilcock and undertakes the necessary repairs on the damaged road and information signs and any other necessary works to improve the visual impact of these roundabouts.”
Speaking at the meeting, Cllr Ward said his motion followed up on a previous motion raised at the October MD meeting, and related to a few key roundabouts in Kilcock which are in a very poor state of repair.
These roundabouts, he said, have “broken road signs” and “overgrown trees” surrounding them, but he was pleased that an engineer would now meet him on-site to address the issue.
Supporting the motion, Cllr Padraig McEvoy (IND) asked that where there are pedestrian crossings in close proximity to roundabouts, engineers could perhaps determine where additional signing is “too small” and was causing a distraction to motorists.
This was particularly relevant, he said, to locations with raised ramps where there is a designated crossing point for pedestrians.
He would have concerns, he said, that the issue was contributory to safety issues.
Cllr Tim Durkan (FG) said he had raised a previous motion about a certain roundabout in Kilcock, where the council subsequently went out and cut the grass around it, thereby improving visibility.
However, he pointed out, the council is not responsible for landscaping these areas, and what had happened this particular roundabout was when it was constructed, topsoil was “dumped on top” and “(they) never landscaped it.”
Cllr Durkan suggested that the developer be contacted and asked to landscape the particular roundabout in Kilcock in question.
A report issued by the council stated: “The Municipal District Engineer will meet with Councillor Ward on site to review the locations with the aim of resolving any issues identified.”