Letterkenny’s Tourist Office may be getting a new entrance, it has been revealed, after new traffic management measures were sought to create easier access for tourists.
The tourist information office is located on the Neil T Blaney Road, but the entrance is situated in an area which forces vehicles to cross two lanes of traffic when they are turning in from the Polestar Roundabout – the main route into Letterkenny.
Cllr Michael McBride raised the issue with the Letterkenny-Milford Municipal District this month to call on the council to install a box at the entry and allow for improved traffic flow.
Cllr McBride explained that tourists are often sitting for a considerable length of time indicating to get into the office due to the high volume of traffic on the two lanes approaching the Polestar. He said the issue creates more traffic blockages in the busy area.
In response to the motion, the Roads Department of Letterkenny-Milford MD revealed that the entrance into the Tourist Office is currently being reviewed in relation to the proposed signalization of the Polestar Roundabout.
A possible outcome of this review may be the realignment of the Tourist Office entrance altogether.
