Eco-warriors say road authority
broke promise
By - Anne-Marie Walsh.
THERE were angry scenes at the M3 construction site
yesterday as eco-warriors accused the National Roads
Authority of breaking an agreement with tunnel activist
Lisa "Squeak" Feeney.
Protesters clashed with workers and police when a digger
moved on to the slopes near Rath Lugh.
The eco-warriors claimed that the NRA had breached an
agreement with Ms. Feeney to postpone construction work
at the site until April 17th.
But the National Roads Authority said that the work being
carried out was not construction work, but measures to
ensure health and safety legislation was upheld on the
site.
A spokesperson said a fence was erected near the motorway
construction works to ensure the safety of the
public.
"This is a standard procedure on road schemes", he
said.
"The land required for a road is always fenced off as
early as possible".
A protester claimed that the weekend agreement had been
breached when the digger drove near the esker.
© The Irish Independent, 19th. March 2008.
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