MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE 2

Monday, December 17th ,2007

MOTION NO. 5

MOTION: Councillor J. Neville

"That this Committee discuss the recent changes in traffic calming measures on Castletymon Road with specific reference to the junction of Castletymon Road & Tymonville Road."

REPORT:

Prior to the construction of the Tymon North traffic calming scheme, Castletymon Road comprised a 9m wide carriageway with one traffic lane in each direction. Due to the width of the road some motorists were forming a second lane on its approach to Greenhills Road.

As part of the traffic calming scheme centre line chevron marking was installed to reduce the width of the traffic lanes thus leading to a reduced speed of passing traffic. A dedicated right turn lane onto Greenhills Road was also installed on Castletymon Road north of its junction with Tymonville Road.

From monitoring traffic movements along Castletymon Road it was noted that some motorists were forming a second lane of traffic on the chevron marking heading towards Greenhills Road.This practice is causing the following difficulties:-

1. Restricting egress of traffic from Tymonville Road onto Castletymon Road.

2. Impeding traffic entering Tymonville Road from Castletymon Road.

3. Causing difficulties for the safe operation of the school warden service at the Gaelscoil.

The Gardai have also highlighted these difficulties and requested the Council to consider the following measures:-

A). Extending the right turn lane to south of the junction with Tymonville Road.

B). Creation of a full box junction on Castletymon Road at its junction with Tymonville Road.

This request is at present being examined and a report on the proposal will issue to the Traffic Management Meeting at its January 2008 meeting.