Galway Bay FM
23 February 2021
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Galway Bay fm newsroom – Galway City Council has agreed to a variation of the City Development Plan to support specific projects outlined in the Galway Transport Strategy.
The variation was adopted at last evening’s Local Authority meeting and will see the creation of a new junction at the intersection between College Road and Lough Atalia Road.
The adopted variations to the city development plan 2017-2023 contain two parts.
The first relates a minor realignment of the Cross City Link located between College Road and Lough Atalia Road to provide for a link through recreation and amenity zoned lands.
Galway Bay FM
7 January 2021
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Galway Bay fm newsroom – There are calls for Galway City Council to reconsider a temporary cycle track along the promenade in Salthill as the country enters another full lockdown.
Social Democrats Councillor Owen Hanley is urging the Local Authority to revisit the possibility of developing the cycle lane which was first proposed during the first lockdown.
He argues a two-way cycle route on the coastal side of Salthill would encourage outdoor activity, provide a cycle route for school and work commutes and make Salthill a must visit location.
Councillor Hanley has submitted a motion for this month’s council meeting calling on the transport section to assess the viability of the proposed cycling infrastructure.
Galway Bay FM
29 December 2020
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Galway Bay fm newsroom – City councillor Owen Hanley says he’s very disappointed that Galway city has been overlooked for a new fire station within the next 5 years, in a nationwide 61 million euro investment announced by Minister Darragh O’Brien.
The Social Democrats Councillor has slammed the new Fire Service Capital Programme 2021-2025 which has no provision for a new fire station in Galway City, although it includes new stations in Athenry and Loughrea.
He says the Claddagh based fire station is nearly 70 years old, and the staff deserve the support and resources associated with a new building in order to serve a growing city.