A bit of paint would help access to the Lourdes

She said there was evidence of previous lines on the road too.

Fair play to Christy Clarke, the council engineer, who has been doing his best with this. He has suggested yellow lines on the edge of the road, but admits volume of traffic is the issue. In terms of speeding, that’s a matter for the gardai and a speed van.

Again, East Meath and this area in particular, has grown too quickly and continues to grow and the Piltown Road was a country road and remains one. It

THERE are a number of locations around the town that need a lick of paint, especially when it comes to yellow boxes.

But one issue that I’ve come across is outside the main entrance to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital.

Situated where it is - close to the junction at Windmill Road, Crosslanes and The Twenties - traffic always builds up approaching the hospital when the lights go red.

And at busy times, some cars forget about the worn lines or can’t see them and the exit and entrance into the hospital is blocked.

That could lead to major issues with ambulances being blocked in or out.

Time for a good coat of yellow paint to solve the problem. won’t get any better until an alternative ‘ring road’ is built or land is secured right along the length of the Piltown Road to allow road widening.

Thing is, developers are building away. Time to ringfence about €2m to upgrade the Piltown Road from all the levies that are coming in for these estates, dotted around the area, but ultimately, using the Piltown Road to get into and out of the coastal town.