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Cllr Donal Lyons says a bus service is urgently needed for residents of the Upper Ballymoneen Road.

A permanent cycleway can still be developed in Salthill providing other promenade users are also catered for, according to Independent Galway City West councillor, Donal Lyons.

Local Fine Gael Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, has called on the National Transport Authority (NTA) to introduce a flexi-commuter ticket, in line with the commitment they made to him last year.

An “unworkable” plan “lacking in ambition”, or a necessary “brave step” towards reducing car dependency? The public consultation on the Salthill Cycleway proposals may have closed, but no heat has left the debate on the controversial proposals.

Tensions between the two sides in the debate over the proposed temporary cycleway for Salthill are rising, with just 24 hours left until the deadline closes for submissions on the proposal.

Cllr Donal Lyons says it ‘beggars belief’ that funding of one million euro is being allocated by the National Transport Authority for the temporary Salthill cycleway.

The National Transport Authority (NTA) has confirmed that funding of €5,027,724 has been approved to Mayo County Council for the provision of sustainable transport projects throughout County Mayo.

Traffic congestion in Galway “will get worse before it gets better”, which is why “significant investment” in public transport is vital to combat the personal, environmental, and economic toll gridlock is taking on the city.

A 14 per cent drop in daily car use, and an 11 per cent rise in the number of children walking to school, has been achieved following one year of the Galway City Council’s School Streets pilot scheme at Scoil Iognáid.

Minister for State at the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton, has revealed plans to increase public bus services in Galway.