COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TERENURE-RATHFARNHAM AREA COMMITTEE 1

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

HEADED ITEM No. (5)

The Green Route QBC

 The Green Route forms part of an Orbital Route running from the Stillorgan Road (N11) at White’s Cross, via Sandyford Industrial Estate, Ballinteer, Ballyboden and Old Bawn to the Blessington Road (N81) at Tallaght, and interchanges with the M50 at Sandyford, Ballinteer and Ballycullen. The final phase of the construction of the Green Route is currently under way from Ballyboden Roundabout via Taylor’s Lane to Grange Road.  

The Quality Bus Network Office propose to create a Quality Bus Corridor utilising this Green Route as an orbital route in order to link the Sandyford Industrial Estate area in

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County to Tallaght Town Centre. In the South Dublin County Council area, the route will extend eventually from the junction of Tallaght Bypass (N81) and Old Bawn Road through Old Bawn Road, Killininny Road and St Columkilles Way, crossing the M50 to Scholarstown Road and Ballyboden Way, and from there through Taylor’s Lane and Grange Road to the boundary with Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council. 

The sections of bus lane are proposed as follows:  

• Eastbound: (a) 410 m of bus lane on Taylor’s Lane between the new pedestrian crossing situated between Glendoher Drive and Pearse Brothers Park and the Taylor’s Lane/Grange Road Junction, and (b) 320 m of bus lane on Grange Road between the “Eden Lounge” and Highfield Avenue.
• Westbound: (a) 435 m of bus lane on Taylor’s Lane between Ballyboden Road junction and the new pedestrian crossing adjacent to Pearse Brothers Park, and (b) 510 m of bus lane on Grange Road between the Grange Road/Taylor’s Lane Junction and Highfield Avenue.

The Scheme has the potential to provide considerable benefits for public transport users on the route as follows:

• There are significant time savings for a large number of bus passengers. 
• As the number of general traffic lanes remains unchanged, there is no significant impact on journey times for general traffic. 
• There is no adverse impact on the cycle track. 
• It will form part of the proposed orbital route between Tallaght and Sandyford Area. 
• Early approval will allow the inclusion of the scheme as part of the realignment scheme currently on site.

It is proposed to initiate a Part 8 public consultation process under the Local Government Planning & Development Regulations in the immediate future. 

The cost of the scheme will be funded from the DTO’s Annual Traffic Management Grant programme.