Works to Commence on Improving Pedestrian Safety in Charleville 

Works are to commence  (February 2024) on improving pedestrian safety in the town of Charleville.

 

The existing 5 pedestrian crossings within the town will be refurbished and upgraded to “table top” pedestrian crossings and each crossing will have improved visibility for pedestrians and motorists. There will be an additional pedestrian crossing constructed in the vicinity of the junction at Broad Street within the Town.

 

The southbound bus stop will be moved southwards to facilitate a lesser gradient slope when entering/exiting buses at this stop. It will also allow for easier access for bus users to the nearest pedestrian crossing.

 

The northbound bus stop will be separated from the existing loading bay area in this location so as to have a separate space for a loading bay and a separate space for the bus stop. This will improve the facilities for buses and deliveries within the town which as people know is a bottleneck in the town currently.

 

Cork County Council will also be introducing a No Right-Turn from Newline onto the N20 and also No Right-Turn from Broad Street onto the N20 so as to allow all traffic exiting at both these junctions to do so with the traffic and not allowed to cross the N20 at these locations which holds up traffic flow through the town.

 

Cork County Council is working with TII and the local business community in Charleville in order to provide additional parking off the main street in Charleville. Once this is achieved, the herringbone (angle in) parking will be removed and replaced with parallel parking. This will be a significant step forward in removing the need for people parking on the main street to reverse out on the N20 when exiting their parking.

 

Cork County Council will also be assessing the junctions entering and exiting Baker’s Road in order to improve these junctions for motorists and pedestrians.

 

Cork County Council in conjunction with TII is also proceeding with the strategic assessment report in order to progress with an Eastern Relief Road in Charleville. This will continue in 2024.