12-05-2025
Wexford residents raise safety concerns about new North Relief Road – ‘It's like Mondello'
Residents in the Mill Quarter development in Gorey, Co Wexford have raised concerns regarding the new North Relief Road set to be constructed in the coming months. Raising the issue at the April meeting of the Gorey Kilmuckridge Municipal District (GKMD) Councillor Nicky Boland said he had been contacted by a number of residents about the road and whether any safety measures would be put in place when it was finished.
He was supported by Cllr Darragh McDonald who had also been contacted by those with families who were worried about how busy the relief road would become as the town continued to grow.
Allaying their concerns, director of services Liz Hore said the relief road had been 'specifically designed' so that motorists 'wouldn't be able to pick up speed'. 'It's been designed with bends, it won't be a straight-through road,' she added.
'It's almost too good of a road,' noted Cllr Donal Kenny.
'He's done such a good job that it's like Mondello,' agreed Cllr Joe Sullivan.
