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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

QUESTION NO. 14

QUESTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

To ask the Manager for a full report incorporating the traffic review that included the Kennelsfort Road/N4 junction and the Kennelsfort Road/Ballyfermot Rd/ Coldcut and Coldcut/Cloverhill Rd junctions factoring in the result of the traffic survey I requested in relation to the traffic using the cell between Kennelsfort Rd/Wheatfield Rd junction and the Coldcut/N4 junction with recommendations for traffic controls and safety for pedestrians in the Palmerston Area affected by the above..

REPLY:

The traffic count which was carried out was supplied to the members.

The analysis indicates that a proportion of the traffic on Kennelsfort Road turns on to Wheatfield road.  

The percentage of traffic traversing Wheatfield road exiting at the Oval varies from a high of 58% (7- 8 am) to 14 % (12-1 pm).   A lower proportion returns to Kennelsfort road. This varies from a high of 12% (8-9am) to a low of 3 % between 6 and 7 pm effectively u turning.

Similarly on the reverse journey a portion of the traffic exits the N4 at the Oval via Wheatfield road. This varies from 59% (4-5 pm) and 19% (8-9am). Similarly a lower proportion u turns and re exits at the oval varying from a low of 3% (5-6pm) to a high of 17% (1-2 pm).

The volume of traffic which uses this route to access the N4 from Kennelsfort Road is not excessive and varies from 11% of the traffic on Kennelsfort Road (7-8am) to 3% (12-1pm). 

The area is traffic calmed and generates a substantial number of trips comprised of residential origin or accessing local services at shops and schools. Additional measures will directly and negatively affect local uses.