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Funding secured for initial design phase of Western Distributor Road enhancement plan

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Funding secured for initial design phase of Western Distributor Road enhancement plan

Galway Bay fm newsroom - Funding has been secured to progress the initial design phase of an enchancement plan for the Western Distributor Road in the west of the city.

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Work is currently ongoing in the preparation of tender documents to recruit a design team.

Local Fianna Fail councillor John Connolly says the road is ideally located for the development of a high capacity public transport corridor which should be a fundamental feature in the design.

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It's hoped the plan will allow for bus lanes that will link with the current bus lane on Bishop O' Donnell Rd and provide off-road segregated cycle lanes on both sides of the road.

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Councillor John Connolly argues the route is currently not fit for purpose given the large population in the area...

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