COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE (2)

Monday, April 28, 2008

QUESTION NO. 6

QUESTION: Councillor J. Neville

To ask the Manager to outline a time-frame for the re-instatement of trees along the M50 adjacent to Kilnamanagh & Kingswood which have acted as an effective sound barrier between the M50 and the adjacent estates and will the Manager outline the type & maturity of trees to be planted?

REPLY:

It is planned to replant the available areas of the M50 with a low canopy planting mix similar to what was there originally. The timescale is not yet decided for particular locations but it will be carried out over the next planting season as soon as practicable.  It should be noted that trees do not provide any noise reduction characteristics and the main noise reduction will come from the low noise surface wearing course on the carriageway and associated ramps.