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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE (1)

Monday, March 16, 2009

HEADED ITEM NO. 5

PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES IN THE MCULLIAM ESTATE `

 

Phases 2 of this scheme is currently occupied and served by a temporary access / egress from McUlliam Lane onto the Fortunestown Road. This temporary arrangement, together with the temporary linkage of McUlliam Lane and MacUlliam Parade will be removed on completion and occupation of Phase 1 which will occur over the coming months. The new traffic circulation pattern will constitute a considerable improvement over the existing arrangement.

The issue of pedestrian movements from the McUlliam estate across Fortunestown Lane is complicated by the fact that there are currently no footpaths from the eastern or western extremities of the estate along the south side of Fortunestown Lane. There are currently no plans for construction of footpaths at these locations.

The natural crossing points from the scheme across the Fortunestown Lane will be from footpaths at the extremities of both McUlliam Lane and McUlliam Crescent . A safe footpath route exists within the estate between these four points.

A commitment was given at the Tallaght Area Committee (2) meeting of February 25, 2008, by Roads Department to carry out a count / survey to establish whether a warrant exists and to highlight a location for a potential pedestrian crossing at this general location. At a subsequent Traffic Management Committee meeting it was agreed to defer this survey until the housing scheme at McUlliam was completed and occupied. This will be the case in the coming months and Roads Department will be requested to make the necessary arrangements for the study to be undertaken as soon as is practical.