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Unread 29-02-2008, 18:47   #4
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Is there any great drawback in adding road access to Manulla? Normally I have no time for halts in the middle of nowhere and with low prospect of urban development (Woodlawn, Attymon) but given the Ballina line seems set for long term usage rather than closure and therefore you're not adding "extra" stops to the system maybe it's time to consider a small car park and access road .

As this overhead shows, the N60 is a very short distance away and there is a sideroad adjacent to the station - the latter might need to be widened but surely that wouldn't cost the earth unless this bridge had to be dealt with on safety grounds. In any case, Mayo CC should bear the road cost if not the carpark cost rather than IE since it is an infrastructure improvement which benefits local road users.

Bustitution would therefore only need to be to Manulla rather than Claremorris which is 15km further by road if the bus goes through Kiltimagh.
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