Safety audit planned for controversial Twin Towns crossings

A further safety audit is to be carried out on the much-maligned pedestrian crossings in Ballybofey and Stranorlar.

The matter was discussed at this month’s meeting of the Lifford-Stranorlar Municipal District.

The crossings have been the subject of a lot of discussions at MD level.

Independent Councillor Martin Scanlon noted that the crossing at the intersection of Glenfin Street and Main Street, at the Bank of Ireland, is causing particular difficulty.

“Bus drivers are having a lot of trouble there with the poles on the crossing,” Councillor Scanlon said. “They are having trouble getting swung around and the sign has been caught a couple of times.”

Adrian McCool, a roads engineer with Donegal County Council, said a safety audit will be carried out in the next two weeks.

The poles were recently changed and are black and white having previously been red and white - ‘now, they’re camouflaged’, Councillor Patrick McGowan told a previous meeting.

“That’s ridiculous as you could see the poles better than the actual warning signs,” Councillor McGowan said at the time.

Mr McCool noted that there was “a lot of comments” about the crossing at the Bank of Ireland, but told Councillors that moving the crossing could lead to losing car parking spaces.

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“Everything is done according to spec, but there will be another public consultation,” he said. “This is still a pilot project and we will look at it.”

Previous meetings heard that funding is in place to develop long-term solutions to the crossings.