Waterford road signage is ‘in a bad way’

A Waterford councillor has raised concerns regarding the dirtiness of signage around the county, particularly in rural areas.

Cllr John O’Leary (Fianna Fáil) highlighted the issue at a recent meeting of Portlaw/Kilmacthomas (Comeragh) representatives held in Dungarvan.

He said that signposts around the Comeragh district need to be cleaned and queried if there was a programme in place for such works.

He said: “Regarding signage in the Comeragh district, is there any situation where we could see signposts being cleaned in the area? There’s a lot of signs in a bad way for want of cleaning."

Responding to the query, Senior Roads Engineer with Waterford City and County Council, Gabriel Hynes said: “We do have a programme in place where we do cleaning of signposts on a phased basis, so it is happening. Over a period of time we will hopefully get through all of them and ensure they’re legible and presentable”.