Local Kildare TD James Lawless has said that the parking facilitates at Sallins train station have reached breaking point.
Deputy Lawless commented,“Pressure on the Irish rail car park at Sallins station has reached breaking point. The closure in the last week of the privately owned Waterways front carpark has thrown fuel on the fire of an already very volatile situation. While it is very welcome that private interests are now pursuing commercial opportunities in the Waterways, this does have repercussions for the station parking as it highlights the scarcity of dedicated commuter spaces."
He said:“I have long been campaigning for increased capacity at Sallins car park and I welcome the planned €2 million investment in a major car park extension between the existing car park and the Sallins community centre. However this is still a year away."
“I am also working with the new owners of the Waterways to have the underground carpark opened and operational and progress is being made on that but again it is complicated for various planning reasons. I am hopeful we will see that underground open with an extra 200 spaces by summer,” concluded Deputy Lawless.
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