11/02/2014

Galway Council Vote To Remove Bus Route From City Plan

A planned bus corridor in Galway city has been dropped from the City Development plan following a vote by Councillors.

The proposed plan to lay a bus route through Merlin Woods in the east of the city have been criticised by residents' groups and environment campaigners, who had raised concerns over the impact of the route.

Galway City Councillors voted to remove the proposed Quality Bus Corridor that was part of the City Development Plan, approved in 2011.

(MH/JP)

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