Main pic: Poles at the Stranorlar crossing that have been changed from red and white to black and white. Pic: Donegal Daily.
A County Councillor has hit out at changes to new warning signs placed at controversial pedestrian crossings in Ballybofey and Stranorlar.
The crossings have been subject to some debate in the past year, due to the lack of warning signage and beacons.
The council has added new signs facing oncoming traffic in recent months, however, Cllr Patrick McGowan is not happy with some of the changes.
“The red and white poles at the crossings in the Twin Towns were brilliant, but now they’re camouflaged in black and white,” he told yesterday’s meeting of the Lifford-Stranorlar Municipal District (MD).
“That’s ridiculous as you could see the poles better (when red and white) than the actual warning signs.”
In response, the council’s Senior Roads Engineer, Clare McGeever, told Cllr McGowan ‘the spec’ had been changed from red and white to black and white.
Poles at the crossing in Ballybofey are still in Cllr McGowan’s preferred red and white. Pic: Donegal Daily.
The four zebra crossings were added in busy areas of Ballybofey and Stranorlar early last year as part of a TII-led pilot project trialling an alternative to the traditional zebra crossings with yellow flashing beacons.
However, motorists have complained about the lack of visibility and the dangers of pedestrians stepping out.
Last year, local representatives, including Cllr McGowan, highlighted the high number of heavy goods vehicles travelling through the Twin Towns. He also condemned the crossing near the Bank of Ireland (below) as a particularly hazardous location.
The crossing opposite the Bank of Ireland in Ballybofey. Pic: Donegal Daily.