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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE (2)

Monday, June 28, 2010

QUESTION NO. 14

QUESTION: Councillor D. Looney

"To ask the Manager to provide an update on all proposed traffic calming schemes in the area under the remit of this Committee, including in the report a list of all schemes being considered, the scale of the work to be carried out, and their current status and priority within the county?"

REPLY:

A. Traffic calming programme 1

Traffic Calming Programme 1 (16 schemes) commenced in 2003

Of the 16 schemes , 14 have been completed. The remaining schemes from Traffic Calming Programme 1 are as follows:-

Tallaght Central:

 Seskin View Avenue - Scheme designed and public consultation commenced in 2005. However, no consensus was reached. 

Tallaght South:

Aylesbury/Cushlawn - Traffic Calming Scheme approved at County Council Meeting on 9^th February, 2009.  However, due to financial situation it is not possible to go to contract at this time.

B. Traffic Calming Programme 2 (8 schemes)

This follow-on scheme was developed at the request of members in 2006 and provides for 8 schemes in the Tallaght area.

The position on the schemes selected to date under this programme is as follows:-

Tallaght Central:

Dangan/Shelton/Hillsbrook/Muckross/Fernhill - (previously in Terenure/Rathfarnham area) - Traffic Calming Scheme approved at County Council Meeting on 11^th January, 2010.  However, due to financial situation it is not possible to go to contract at this time.

Tallaght South:

Killinarden/Knockmore/Donomore/Hazelgrove - Scheme to be designed.

Cloonmore/DeSelby/Kiltalawn/Saggart Abbey/Carrigmore/Corbally/Fortunestown Lane/ Verschoyle/Westbrook - Scheme to be designed.

The procedure being followed is that the design of the No. 1 Scheme in each of the 5 Electoral Areas is complete before work is commenced on the No.2 Scheme.  The Council has no budget for traffic calming measures in 2010.