MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT LAUNCHES CLAREGALWAY BUS LANE

Date Published: 01-May-2009

Minister for Transport, Noel Dempsey, has officially opened the new Quality Bus Corridor in Claregalway.Mayor of County Galway, Peter Feeney also attended the opening this lunchtime.The Northern and Southern corridors in Claregalway were built at a cost of 3.3 million euro and will cater for about 134 bus movements on a daily basis.Earlier Minister Dempsey was in Headford to mark the completion of junction improvements , including the provision of traffic lights.Meanwhile, the Minister is due to officially open the Dublin road outbound bus lane also this afternoon.The lane, which runs from Moneenageisha cross to Renmore road junction cost 1.3 million euro and is expected to reduce bus times by 15 minutes.