Traffic lights reverse the best laid plans for town

FOR two years Ballincollig has been a building site with traffic restrictions as the so-called green route progresses very slowly from east to west.

Now that it’s nearing completion local people are surely admiring the new pathways, cycle and bus lanes. It looks very pretty.

But driving through the town is a different story. The purpose of the green route is to give priority to alternative modes of transport by providing bus corridors, cycle lanes and improving pedestrian facilities so, by definition, motorists shouldn’t be surprised if travelling through the town takes longer.