Calls for drivers to slow down on completed section of N59

THE realignment that has been completed on the N59 Newport-Westport road has brought a new set of challenges.

In a meeting of the Westport-Belmullet municipal district, Fine Gael Councillor Peter Flynn thanked the residents of the area for their patience over the past number of years and said it is great that you can now drive on that road non-stop from Newport to Westport without any interruptions.

However, Councillor Flynn urged people on the road to slow down due to a number of busy junctions on the road, as well as a greenway along the route and several businesses that operate along the road.

“A lot of bends have gone out of it but in an ironic way, the road has never been more dangerous,” said Councillor Flynn.