Locals ‘run gauntlet of death’ on road

Councillors have claimed a new junction layout under construction on the main Cork-Mallow road will end up causing fatal accidents instead of preventing them.

Standing orders were suspended at a Cork County Council meeting yesterday after Cllrs Pat Burton (FG) and Dan Fleming (FF) claimed “a very serious situation” had arisen with the ongoing works at Rathduff/Grenagh junction.

Cllr Burton said local people were “running the gauntlet of death” trying to negotiate the new works, which he maintained would not be as safe as installing traffic lights.