Kildare County Council says 'no' to junction box at busy Kildare route
The junction leads to a Naas estate described as “huge” by a local Kildare councillor
The request for the box to be approved for where Monread Avenue meets Aylmer Park in Naas came from Cllr Fintan Brett, who said it's needed by pedestrians moving between the two places.
At a Naas Municipal District meeting, Cllr Carmel Kelly described Aylmer Park as “a huge estate” and she said it’s also needed because of the numbers of people going to Monread Park.
“Residents are finding it impossible to get out of the estate without long tailbacks,” she said.
And Cllr Evie Sammon called for traffic lights “because the flow of traffic is constant.”
She added it's one of the busiest junctions in the area.
However, according to KCC a survey was carried out at the junction in October 2023.
But the results indicated “that there were no significant queues at the junction and therefore a yellow box was not warranted at that time.”
The council also said it will review the request again for a yellow box and if it is deemed necessary “any implementation arising from this review will be subject to a demonstrated need and the availability of resources.”