Call for ramps to reduce speeding in Navan estate

Residents of Tubberclaire Meadows in Navan concerned about speeding in their estate, have called for the provision of ramps.

Ramps have been provided in part of the development, but residents fear for the safety of children, as cars speed through the area, where there are no ramps.

The estate was privately built in 2008, but Cluid Housing purchased half of the properties.

Due to concerns about speeding traffic and pedestrian safety, Cluid installed speed ramps on their section of the estate.

The residents who own their houses would like ramps to be installed on their side.

One local resident said there are a lot of young children living in the estate.

"The children play on the green areas and the cars just speed past. Id read to think what wou;d happen if one ran out aftert a ball.

"Cars coming into the estate and turning left, at a blind spot, do so at speed. I saw two cars going round the bed, side by side recently."

He pointed out that the footpaths leading to the estate are inadequate.

"You have to cross the road three times to get to the shop. There is no footpath when you come out of the estate, so you have to cross the road. That footpath ends and you have to cross back and then you have to cross again to go to the shop."

Cllr Eddie Fennessy said the residents of Tuberclaire Meadows approached him two months ago to raise concerns with pedestrian safety on the estate and the need for the installation of a footpath on the Old Road outside the estate.

"I submitted a motion to the Navan Municipal District Council last week calling on the council to provide ramps and a new footpath. The motion was passed and the council agreed to carry out one of the requests.

"Tuberclaire Meadows hasn't been taken into the councils charge and they can't install ramps on the estate until it has. The residents need to collect a plebiscite to start that process, I will help to get that started as quickly as possible.

"Thankfully the council agreed to install 160 metres of footpath from the entrance of Tuberclaire Meadows to the entrance of Bailis Manor. When completed the footpath will make the Old Road area much safer for children and pedestrians.

"The project has been added to the 2024 Footpath Programme. I look forward to it's completion and I thank the council for hearing the concerns of local residents."