Traffic congestion on busy Dundalk road needs vital review

By Olivia Ryan, The Drogheda Independent

A Dundalk councillor has called for improved traffic management measures to be introduced on the Dublin Road, saying that “increased congestion and poor infrastructure” are leading to a long stretch of tailbacks.

Councillor Sionainn McCann said: “The Dublin Road from the motorway exit is the main arterial route for vehicles entering the town. Also along that route we have Dundalk Institute of Technology and Louth County Hospital not to mention the residential housing estates and various small businesses.”

She said she had been contacted by a number of residents who are experiencing increased delays since the schools re-opened and the volume of traffic on the already busy road has intensified causing congestion especially at peak times.

"That congestion can run right down to Hill Street Bridge where there are always delays around the turn off into Stapleton Place.”

Cllr McCann continued: “we need a proper traffic management plan for this whole area and I will be seeking a traffic review as a matter of urgency to look at how we can improve the flow of traffic throughout this area.”