TII Insists All Motorists Will Still Have Access To M18 Lay-Bys For Emergency Use

Transport Infrastructure Ireland insists that all drivers in Clare will still be able to use motorway lay-bys for emergency use.

A new TII draft policy document has proposed that only Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) and professional drivers will be permitted to use unserviced motoway and dual-carraigeway rest stops.

There are currently two lay-bys near the county border with Galway on the M18, however the TII’s intention is that private motorists will avail of their nearest motorway service station to take a break instead.

Ennis-based Director of Communications with Transport Infrastructure Ireland Seán O’Neill says the rest areas would simply be repurposed.

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