GALWAY GRIDLOCK DRIVING BUSINESS TO CASTLEBAR

Date Published: 28-Dec-2011

Galway's traffic pain is Castlebar's commercial gain according to a Mayo member of the West Regional Authority

Cllr Eugene McCormack has made the comment in the wake of a presentation to the authority on Galway's traffic

City officials Ciaran Hayes and Joe Tansey outlined the short-term and long-term traffic management plans for 16 councillors from Galway, Mayo and Roscommon

Several Galway councillors voiced their frustrations at the daily delays in getting through the city by car

Cllr Declan McDonnell is calling on the West Regional Authority to write to the EU and ask it to treat the outer city bypass legal issue as a priority

Authority Mayo member Cllr Eugene McCormack says Galway's traffic problems are driving business to Castlebar