The controversy over a new bus stop located on Hill Street Bridge has led to questions over the National Transport Authority’s (NTA) role in identifying where stops are located, a meeting of councillors in Dundalk heard this week.
Cllr. Maeve Yore said there had been a lot of public commentary about the new bus stop, and asked if the NTA make the final call on where these are located.
Speaking at the September meeting of Dundalk Municipal District, Cllr. Yore said: “Everyone is going mad about the bus stop on Hill Street Bridge. Does the NTA have the power to overrule us?”
She asked if Louth County Council have a say in public transport decisions, saying: “Do the NTA dictate to us?”
A council spokesperson said the NTA would propose a general bus stop location, which would be submitted to the operations team in the council to review. Safety considerations under the Road Traffic Act are crucial to the final decision, the meeting heard.
Louth County Council had previously confirmed that the “identification, design and approval” of the new bus stop location on Hill Street Bridge “were matters for the NTA.”
The local authority said the relocation of the bus stop from the previous stop at Dublin Street was intended to “encourage passengers to use the signalised pedestrian crossing at Stapleton Place, providing a safer and more appropriate route for crossing the road.”
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