Traffic lights off by demand

Galway Corporation has agreed to switch off a set of traffic lights indefinitely because of public demand.

Galway Corporation has agreed to switch off a set of traffic lights indefinitely because of public demand.

The lights at the Town Hall Theatre had been switched off for several of months during underground cable-laying.

A number of motorists contacted the local authority to say that the flow of traffic had actually improved since the lights were removed.

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