Donegal County Council Patrick McGowan has welcomed minor improvement works on the Letterkenny to Kilross junction this week, but added a roundabout is what is really needed.
The problematic junction is the main route from Letterkenny to Stranorlar/Ballybofey. Lengthy delays are often reported at rush hour times.
Cllr McGowan says he has yet to see a reasonable explanation as to why a roundabout cannot be installed.
New bollards added to the hard-shoulder approaching Kilross Junction
He said: “A lot of drivers as well as local residents have been complaining for years that a minority of drivers overtook other drivers queued at Kilross using the hard shoulder by indicating they were going to Convoy instead they did a U-turn on the Convoy road and headed in the Stranorlar direction overtaking other drivers ahead of them in the queue.
“Locals complained about their entrances being used by these queue jumpers sometimes in a dangerous manner.”
Cllr McGowan said: “hile welcoming these minor measures, I still can’t understand why the TII won’t make a simple roundabout at Kilross, it would not cost much and would cut out unnecessary delays for drivers making long journeys to Sligo, Galway, Limerick etc. I have never heard a reasonable explanation for anyone as to why not.”
