Galway Bay fm newsroom – Dubliners with holiday homes in Connemara have given their backing to the controversial city bypass project in a bid to avoid long traffic delays.
That’s according to light rail campaigners Tram Power who are urging the city council to reconsider alternative means of solving the city’s congestion problems.
The proposed bypass corridor would see the demolition of 41 homes in areas including Barna, Ballymoneen Road, Dangan, Bushy Park, Menlo and Castlegar.
Tram Power says the GLUAS light rail system would offer a real and sustainable alternative serving the city centre, the hospital and university and many residential and employment hubs.
The group has writtin to the local authority requesting another meeting to put its case forward.
Lewis Lesley of Tram Power says all options must be weighed up and carefully considered.
He says he has received correspondence which indicates that the level of support for the bypass project mainly comes from Dublin.
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