Appeal for speed limit change outside St Mary's Primary, Fivemiletown to stop 'accident waiting to happen'

Parents and staff at St Mary’s Primary School in Fivemiletown are renewing calls for the speed limit outside the school to be cut, saying current traffic levels pose a daily threat to pupils’ safety.

Their appeal follows a decision by the Department for Infrastructure (DfI), which recently rejected the school’s request for traffic-calming measures and a 20mph limit.

The department said its policy prioritises rural schools situated on national-speed-limit roads. Because St Mary’s sits within a 30mph zone, although a 40mph stretch begins only a short distance away, it does not qualify under those criteria.

Another primary school on the same A4 route, less than a mile away, had its application approved over the summer, leaving many at St Mary’s perplexed.

Mairaid Kelly, a parent and school governor, said she fears the current traffic speeds could lead to tragedy.
“We've been trying to get this for several years,” 

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