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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

QUESTION NO. 9

QUESTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

To ask the Manager for a detailed update on the proposed Permeability Project in the Griffeen area including my long-standing request for a signalised pedestrian crossing on Griffeen Avenue outside Oldbridge Estate, including an update further to the report given on this specific matter at the September 2011 Traffic Management Meeting?

REPLY:

The Permeability Projects were submitted for funding to the NTA earlier this year by the Planning Department that encourage walking and cycling to local centres by providing direct routes. 5 No. projects have had funding agreed and would have to be completed before the end of the year. The Planning Department’s scheme of permeability projects was presented to the Lucan Area Committee Meeting of the 28^th June 2011 and a Lucan Councillor Briefing Meeting of the 13^th July 2011.  At the Briefing Meeting it was agreed that the Lucan Councillors generally support the crossing proposed for Griffeen Avenue (subject to design consideration); however, concern was expressed regarding the public opinion of a new link proposed into the Moy Glas area.  Lucan Councillors were supportive of a consultative leaflet drop which will be circulated to the Councillors at the same time as the distribution to the households in the Moy Glas area. The leaflet will also be sent to the Moy Glas residents association. Consultation leaflets are currently being printed for Moy Glas Estate.  An inter-departmental steering group has been set up to co-ordinate decision making and construction issues internally between the Planning, Roads and Parks Departments. This group meets on a fortnightly basis. The Park's Department will assist in the construction phase of works where possible.

The provision of pedestrian lights on Griffeen Avenue was also raised at the September 2011 TMM meeting.

The design of the pedestrian facility is ongoing and will necessarily have to include for full traffic lights (including pedestrian facilities) replacing the roundabout at Griffeen Avenue on safety grounds. These lights would then be linked to the sequencing on the Outer Ring Road.  It is unlikely that these lights will be in place in 2011 as the contingent item in relation to permeability at Moy Glas may not be resolved in time. The design will proceed such that it can be implemented in 2012 subject to funding being made available.