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A Portlaoise jogger feared for their life after a lorry veered off the road behind them in Laois. The incident happened recently near Portlaoise GAA grounds whe.
Road danger at Laois primary school getting a new €2 million ASD unit
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A fast growing rural primary school in Laois needs more traffic safety works before a new Autism unit is built, says a local councillor.
Traffic is “flying by” at Tobar an Léinn NS in Raheen near Mountrath, says Cllr Mary Sweeney.
The school has just over 100 pupils. Last month the Department of Education approved a €2 million extension with three new classrooms, two of them for Autism special education use.
“As the money has been allocated for two new ASD classes, safety is paramount in situations like this,” Cllr Sweeney said.
Near misses frightening drivers on confusing Portlaoise roundabout
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Portlaoise comes in for criticism for its multiple roundabouts but one of them is so confusing that it is nearly causing crashes, according to a councillor.
The roundabout in question is at Parkside on the Abbeyleix road, at the junction to the new Southern Circular route.
Cllr Catherine Fitzgerald says that there have been near misses on it. She said that the roundabout itself has no lanes painted on it. I ve got numerous complaints, about people driving in the wrong lane and near misses. People have got really frightened, really scared.
Few ways to slow traffic on busy road in Portlaoise claims Laois council
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Laois County Council claims it has few options to implement traffic measures on a Portlaoise road, Cllr Catherine Fitzgerald was told at the Portlaoise Municipal
District meeting.
Cllr Fitzgerald tabled a motion calling for the installation of traffic calming measures on the road between the main Mountmellick road and Larkins Cross.
Senior Executive Engineer, Wes Wilkinson in his response noted that the road (L-2117-0) at Kyletelisha between the N80 and Larkins Cross is a relatively straight section of road in a rural area with an 80kph speed limit.