The statement that it would cost approximately €1m to restore the much-debated roundabout at McDonald’s in Mullingar, at the junction of Castle Street and Pearse Street, in an effort to improve the town’s ongoing traffic congestion, caused some shock on Saturday morning last.
While there’s been ongoing calls to have the current traffic lights arrangement changed, the first time a costing has been mentioned was on Saturday, when the figure was quoted by the Mullingar Chamber President, John Geoghegan.
