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Oranmore Community Development Association Proposed Traffic Management Plan for Oranmore.

It is proposed that the traffic management scheme for Oranmore be organised in two phases. The first phase is to tackle the most urgent problems and to solve immediate problems that the village faces everyday. The second phase of the scheme is to propose and secure the long term traffic management objectives for the village through the completion of infrastructure and key junctions. The following is a breakdown of our proposal, which is detailed further on the drawings attached.

PHASE 1:
Phase 1 of the scheme is to solve the more immediate and urgent problems that Oranmore Village faces each day. The main source of the problem is linked to congestion and flow within the core of the village and also the easing of “through traffic” in the village. The following is an appraisal of our proposal:

DOUBLE YELLOW LINES: We have indicated the key places where the restriction of parking on a permanent basis is needed in the village core. The areas that we have highlighted are where both legal and illegal parking pose as a significant hindrance to the flow of traffic. It is also found that illegal parking on existing single yellow lines is also a substantial element of the parking problem in Oranmore. It is felt that Double Yellow Lines in the locations shown will significantly contribute to improved traffic flow. It is also further suggested that physical parking restrictions such as bollards on pavement edges and the widening of footpaths at key locations will ensure that the temptation for illegal parking and kerb mounting is eliminated.   

New Astro Turf Cages Open in Oranmore.

Two new floodlit 35m x 27m Astro Turf cages are now open in Oranmore. The two new cages have been added to the existing 90m x 50m Astro Turf in the village. A second sand based playing pitch has also been laid for the 2010/11 season.

Oranmore Producers Market every Thursday from 12-6pm approx. Fresh Fish, Organic Fruit and Vegetables harvested on Market Day, Fresh Baked Breads, Cakes, Savouries, Locally Produced Cheeses, Pate, Savoury and Sweet Pancakes, Locally Farmed Meat and Poultry, Free Range Chicken and Duck Eggs, Fudges, Garden Plants, Trees and Shrubs and much much more. Great Valiue, High Quality, Locally Produced Produce.

Oranmore Citizens Advice services is held in the Library on the Last Wednesday of each month from 2-4.30pm

Citizens Information Centre (CIC) intends to provide a service in Oranmore commenced in September 2008.

This free, confidential, independent service provides information on a range of subjects, including employment, housing, legal matters, health, welfare payments and immigrant issues.

This service is part of a network with over 250 locations around the country and is available to everyone regardless of race, gender, sexuality or disability.

For more information call 1890 777121 (locall rate) or visit www.citizensinformation.ie