Residents fear for safety of road users at Rocky Valley
RESIDENTS of the Old Long Hill close to the site of several recent access are concerned that someone will be killed.
The District Engineers has examined the road surface Rocky Valley and will be erecting temporary bollards as a safety measure
However, resident Susan O’Leary who has seen the aftermath of a number of crashes adjacent to her home believes that the road surface is behind the volume of collisions.
Cllr Joe Behan said that he has been campaigning for some time to get the council to address what he says is a very serious hazard on the road from Kilmacanogue to Roundwood.
As well as a number of cars, a fire engine came off the road and into a fence at the same location.
‘Cars have ended up in the ditches and in one incident the car overturned,’ said Cllr Behan.
‘In most cases the vehicles have narrowly avoided a sheer drop into a deep ravine which runs along the road at this hazardous location. Luckily, as far as we know, there have been no serious injuries, but it is only a matter of time before there is a tragedy. ‘
Cllr Behan raised the matter at a recent meeting of Bray Municipal District. Engineer Liam Burke told him about the planned bollards.
Cllr Behan said that he secured an allocation last year of €5,000 towards works to alleviate the danger at that location.
‘ The council have been considering the best solution to the problem but the local residents are convinced that there is a problem with the road surface material which is causing vehicles to skid out of control for no apparent reason. They believe a new surface needs to be laid to prevent further accidents and I am calling on the council to do this work as a matter of urgency.’