Local Fianna Fáil TD Brendan Smith has welcomed a commitment by Transport Infrastructure Ireland to the development of a Bus Stop/Park and Ride strategy for the N3. This comes as part of the Road Safety Inspection analysis in co-ordination with Meath County Council and Cavan County Council. Deputy Brendan Smith states that this strategy will include a number of Park and Ride facilities at bus stops along the N3 as well as a Park and Ride/Share facility at an adjacent section of the N3 just over the border in Co Meath.
According to Deputy Smith he has also asked TII and the County Council to implement interim measures pending longer term solutions coinciding with the Virginia By-Pass. Speaking to Northern Sound he added that this was "essential" to improve road safety on that route. Deputy Smith said; "Road safety is of paramount importance to Fianna Fáil in government, and I look forward to further consultation with the TII and the County Council on road safety in Cavan."
