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NEW MANUAL SAYS GALWAY ROUNDABOUTS NOT APPROPRIATE
A new manual on urban road design says large roundabouts, like those in Galway are not appropriate in urban areas.
The ‘Design Manual for Urban Roads’ is co-written by engineers from Fingal, Kildare and South Dublin county councils.
The manual has been issued jointly by the Departments of Transport and Environment.
It recommends a move away from road design which priorities car users and says guard rails along footpaths should not be used as a tool to corall or shepherd pedestrians and should be removed.
In relation to roundabouts, the manual says that they are generally not appropriate in urban areas as they give vehicles a “continuos right of way.”
Local authorities such as Galway City Council are being urged to replace them with signalised junctions.