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City Mobility Team presents plans to reduce traffic flow on Middle Street

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City Mobility Team presents plans to reduce traffic flow on Middle Street

Galway Bay fm newsroom - The Galway City Mobility Team is seeking to significantly reduce the amount of cars that travel through Middle Street.

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Proposals presented by the planning team aim to transform the route into a shared surface with pedestrian priority.

The proposed changes include reversing the current traffic flow on Middle Street, Cross Street, Flood Street and Abbeygate Street Lower.

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Under the plans the area would only be accessible by taking a left turn on Merchants Road and then continuing in one direction to exit via Flood Street - with the majority of traffic designed to travel through St Augustine Street.

The proposal is due to come before Councillors at a plenary meeting in the coming weeks.

Fine Gael councillor and Head of the Transport SPC Eddie Hoare says the measures would benefit the whole area if adopted....

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