Westmeath Towns Step Up Campaign After Recent Crash Carnage

The N4 as it heads into Rathowen - photo credit: Google Maps

Communities in Rathowen and Ballinalack are pressuring the government to intervene.

Communities in Westmeath are joining forces to lobby Transport Infrastructure Ireland in a bid to stop speeding in their towns.

Rathowen and Ballinalack have seen a number of accidents in recent years on the N4. 

A severe crash in Rathowen which hospitalised two men, prompted locals to hold a meeting about possible speed reduction measures last Wednesday evening.

Engineers from the local authority will meet with campaigners before a proposal for TII is drafted.

The campaign group also wants to meet the Minister for Transport to secure funding.

Fianna Fail Longford-Westmeath TD Robert Troy attended the meeting and says they're determined to do what they can:

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