A Letterkenny councillor has called for a problematic ramp to be reduced in height, describing it as “cruel”.
Councillor Tomás Seán Devine put forward a motion this week on the raised table on the Glencar road approaching the Glencar Roundabout.
Cllr Devine told the Letterkenny-Milford MD meeting that he’s received complaints of the ramp being “sore on cars” and that he was sure other representatives have heard similar complaints.
Cllr Devine also asked the council to examine a ramp in Ballymacool where similar issues are reported.
Seconding the motion, Councillor Michael McBride commented on the Glencar ramp, saying: “Since the day it went in, it was always too high.”
Cllr McBride urged the council to find a less ‘ignorant” solution, telling the council that he sees young people taking the ramp at an angle to try and save the front of their cars, while the “big scrapes and chunks” out of the ramp show it’s too high.
Mr David McIIwaine, Senior Executive Engineer of the Roads Section said that the speed table will be examined.
Councillors were also told that the raised tables and speed cushions on the Glencar road and College road approaches have been constructed in accordance with specifications.
The ramps will soon be reviewed as part of the detailed design of the NTA Active travel schemes for both the Circular Road and the College Road, which propose to replace the Glencar Roundabout with a signalised junction.
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