Bureaucracy slows footpath construction in Passage West

NTA insists the footpath has to be 1.8m wide, which is impossible at present on the narrow roadway
Bureaucracy slows footpath construction in Passage West

Independent councillor Marcia D’Alton urged council engineers to provide “safer active travel options” to Star of the Sea (pictured) and St Peter’s schools in Passage West.

Tue, 27 Apr, 2021 - 10:33
Sean O’Riordan

Bureaucracy is hampering the construction of a footpath badly needed for the safety of schoolchildren in a harbourside town.

The National Transport Authority (NTA) insists the footpath has to be 1.8m wide, which is impossible at present on the narrow roadway where it is needed.

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