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Pedestrian Safety is the theme for the UN Road Safety Week which takes place this week from May 6 to May 12.

The closing date for submissions from members of the public on improvement works including footpaths, pedestrian crossings, and traffic calming measures in Mulranny village is on Tuesday, April 23. The four elected councillors in the Belmullet electoral area were given an update on the plans at the April meeting of the electoral committee.

A German national who almost hit a pedestrian crossing the road was convicted and fined at Castlebar District Court this week.

The safety of pedestrians walking from Main Street Castlebar down to Castle Street has been improved with the installation of a new handrail along the corner wall adjoining Parsons Shoe Shop this week.

Motorists and pedestrians are being advised to continue to exercise caution on the region’s roads and footpaths, despite predictions of a thaw in icy weather conditions over the weekend.

A total of 42 pedestrians were killed on Irish roads up to the end of November 2010, which compares to 36 for the same period in 2009. Both the Road Safety Authority and An Garda Síochána are now urging pedestrians to take extra care on the roads as these road collision figures show an increase of 16 per cent more people have been killed while walking in 2010.

The Salmon Weir Bridge is likely to become a ‘double bridge’ in the near future with one bridge to deal with buses and pedestrians and the other with cars and vans.

Kilkenny’s new and improved road network in the eastern environs was opened last week with a plaque unveiling.