Proposals to square the circle that is Kirwan roundabout will be unveiled shortly.
Galway City Council says it is liaising with state agencies to come up with plans to solve the bottleneck at the roundabout, including removing it entirely.
Director of Services for Transport at Galway City Council, Joe O’Neill, said his department was working closely with Transport Infrastructure Ireland, formerly the National Roads Authority, on the project.
“We are looking at how we will deal with Kirwan . . . we will report back on that early in the New Year,” he said.
Mr O’Neill was responding to queries from Mayor of Galway, Frank Fahy who sought an update on controversial plans to remove the roundabout.
Kirwan Roundabout is part of the N6 multi-modal corridor scheme and it was due to be removed and changed to a traffic lights junction, along with the other roundabouts on the route through the city.
A majority of Councillors voted to remove the roundabout but under sustained pressure from local residents and businesses, a majority subsequently voted down the project.
Around 900 objections to the removal of the roundabout were submitted to the Council as part of the public consultation process.
There were concerns raised that the design was unsuitable, particularly for motorists turning right onto the Headford Road from Menlo using a new link road.
They also argued that the design would encourage more ‘rat-runs’ on the Dyke Road. Businesses argued the design of the proposed new junction would impact on the local economy.
It is understood that a five-arm junction could be included in the new proposals being considered. Any new plan would require the support of a majority of elected members.
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