COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE (2)

Monday, January 24, 2011

QUESTION NO. 3

QUESTION: Councillor D. Looney

"To ask the Manager to provide an update on the planned Traffic Calming Programmes in the area under the remit of this Committee, including timeframes where available, and to make a statement on the matter?"

REPLY:

In response to a large number of requests for traffic calming measures throughout the Council’s administrative area the Council’s Transportation Strategic Policy Committee at its meeting on the 11th May 2006 adopted a new Traffic Calming programme comprising of four schemes in each of the Council’s five electoral areas.  The selection of each individual scheme will be made by the relevant Area Committee.

Present Position.

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 9th 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 11th 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 agreed procedure is that the design of the No. 1 Scheme in each of the Council's 5 Electoral Areas is complete before work is commenced on the No.2 Scheme. 

The Council has no budget to progress traffic calming measures in 2011.