Almost twenty parking spaces in Carlow to be removed as part of Safe Routes to School plan

Nineteen car parking spaces will be removed along the road outside of St Bridgets Monastery National School as part of the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) scheme.

The reason for the removal of these spaces is to push motorists back and make the route to school safer for pedestrians and children. 

SRTS aims to encourage more people to walk or cycle to school instead of drive.

More than twenty schools in Carlow have applied for the Safe Routes to School programme.

The Active Travel team are hoping to complete this project at St Bridgets school before the end of the year.