Council signposts new plans to make walking Limerick city easier

COUNCIL management have unveiled plans to overhaul signposting across Limerick city to assist tourists visiting the area.

Like all major cities which attract tourists, Limerick is awash with signposts pointing them in the direction of its top attractions.

Now, local authority bosses are planning to install 70 new signposts, while at the same time removing 45 existing signs.

These will be replaced with the new ones which will all be in the same style.

Three different types of signposts have been identified.

A route marker, which is a low-level directional sign will provide guidance to pedestrians and cyclists on a specific journey.

Under the proposals, council will install 18 of these along the popular Three Bridges walk in the city, the Old City Walls walk, the University of Limerick Greenway and at the People’s Park.

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The largest of the new signs will be map totems, which are free-standing, double-sided signage.

These will provide directional information to Limerick's main visitor attractions, a map indicating where one is standing at that very moment, and other information. Nineteen of these signposts are proposed.

The vast majority of the new signposts - 33- will be what are known as finger posts.

These tall multi-directional signs can point in eight directions and contain a maximum of five double sided directional blades in any one direction.

All of the new signs will contain the information in both English and Irish.

Locations where signage will be introduced include Merchant’s Quay, Arthur’s Quay Park, the Milk Market, Cruises Street, and O'Brien's Park.

In supporting documentation, council states: “The removal of the existing varied and outdated pedestrian orientation and wayfinding signage throughout the city centre and the installation of a new unified signage family will facilitate clearer and easier pedestrian navigation throughout the city centre.”

They added it will enhance the city's tourism offer.

Since the signs will be removed and installed on public land, it will be the role of metropolitan councillors to decide to accept or reject the plans.

Members of the public are also being invited to have their say until October 17 next.