This week the SDLP in
Strabane are calling on DRD Roads Service to extend the 30 miles per hour speed
limit further out the Liskey Road, and past the old Strabane Grammar School in
order to ensure the safety of all pupils and staff.
Speaking on the matter was SDLP Strabane District Councillor
Patsy Kelly who said “This is an issue the SDLP in Strabane feel very strongly
about. For many years those who attended Strabane Grammar and now Strabane
Academy, had to deal with exiting onto a dangerous road with no speed reducing
measures. This road is particularly dangerous with the number of sharp bends
and blind corners; this coupled with the national speed limit is a recipe for
disaster.”
“We are calling on DRD Roads Service to bring the 30 miles
per hour speed limit further out the Liskey Road to include the School. We
believe this should have been the case from the start. We can’t figure out how
this has been allowed for so long. Is it a case that we must wait until someone
is badly hurt for this to be rectified?”
“Moving the speed limit to include the school is a very
simple step that will ensure the safety of everyone using the facility in the
future, and I hope this will be carried out as soon as possible.”
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