New link road proposal to help improve flow of traffic

Galway City Council is examining the introduction of a major overhaul of traffic flow on Dominick Street, Raven Terrace and Fr Griffin Road.

As well as the creation of a new link road between Lower Fairhill Road and Munster Avenue, a one-way system is being considered.

The move is part of a bid to tackle the chronic traffic congestion in the area during peak hours on what is a narrow roads system.

The local authority is in discussion with landowners around Munster Avenue and Lower Fairhill in a bid to open up Burke’s Lane, a cul-de-sac access road behind Monroe’s.

The Council is hopeful that agreements can be reached before the end of the year and for the work to go ahead next year.

Engineers are considering a one-way system where vehicles heading west out of town would travel down Lower Dominick Street (by the Arts Centre) and out Burke’s Lane, while those coming into town would travel along Upper Dominick Street (by the Róisín Dubh).

For more on the plans, see this week’s Galway City Tribune