Carndonagh residents seek 'traffic calming before there is a tragedy'

A group of residents on the Carrowreagh road, Carndonagh, have raised safety concerns this week with local councillors and Gardai.

The road, which is an artery from Carndonagh to Redcastle, has a speed restriction leaving Carndonagh of 50kmph until several hundred yards past the Springfield  / Balmain housing development. 

However, the residents have stated very little traffic is adhering to this speed limit.

“Ninety-five percent of the traffic is moving well outside this limit and the road is becoming increasingly dangerous,” they said.

“In recent months there have been two pet dogs killed and several near misses near the Springfield / Balmain entrances. The Carrowreagh road has pedestrians, dog walkers and school children throughout the day and to see vehicles passing at 60 and 70mph and disregarding the speed limit is concerning.

“We have liaised with the Gardai and local councillors in the hope to make a move towards some sort of traffic calming on the road before there is a tragedy, but most of all we would like to request in the meantime that drivers respect the residents, walkers and school children and respect the speed limit.”