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"Inishowen roads are the best"
20.09.11
by Caoimhinn Barr, Inishowen Independent
INISHOWEN'S roads are the best in Donegal - and
that’s official. County Council engineer Charlie
Kerr, who has worked in several locations across
Donegal, confidently declared our roads ‘top of the
list’ at the electoral area meeting in Carn.
Fine Gael Councillor John Ryan claimed it was ‘no
accident’ that our roads were number one.
“We have the best roads in the county and our
colleagues in Lifford may be asking – why? The
reason is we have spent our money more efficiently
than other areas. We all receive the same amount of
money. It’s not an accident that our roads are
better. When we do a road, we do it properly,” he
said.
“There is a three-year road plan in Inishowen and
we’re six months ahead of ourselves, which is
fantastic news given the last two winters we’ve had.
Some of our roads have been excellently upgraded and
won’t need to be looked at for years to come,” Cllr.
Ryan added.
Echoing Ryan’s glowing tribute to the Roads Section,
Cllr. Martin Farren said Donegal County Council had
done an excellent job over the summer months with
very limited resources.
“The men on the ground have put in a fantastic
effort and they deserve great credit. The Council
has done great work at McGowan’s Bridge at The
Bayview [Redcastle] and it makes such a difference
to people. That bridge was falling apart for years,
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Inishowen roads get top rating. |
Fianna Fail
representative Cllr. Rena Donaghey said road
improvements had been carried out to a ‘very high
standard’.
“A number of our roads in the Desertegney area were
of Third World standard but they have been repaired
to a very high standard. That work should not go
unnoticed and Martin [Farren] is right to commend
the work that has been carried out. Everyone has
done a phenomenal job,” she said.
Buncrana Mayor Nicholas Crossan concurred with his
colleague’s positive views but suggested that the
Council avoid popular tourist dates before carrying
out work.
“During one of the busiest weekends of the year in
August there were many people held up in traffic
queues on the main Derry to Buncrana Road and I took
a lot of complaints. Maybe it’s something to watch
out for; maybe we should avoid (road works) on busy
tourist times,” he suggested. |
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