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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

MOTION NO. 11

MOTION: Councillor B. Bonner

There is a huge demand for a pedestrian gap to be opened which would allow access for residents from Ashwood / Alpine and the greater Bawnogue area onto the Fonthill Road at the Dunawley junction.  That the Manager present a report on the feasability of this project, given that there now appears to be almost 100 per cent support for this to be done.

REPORT:

The access point onto the Fonthill Road is the subject of a Part 8 proposal currently under consideration.  The proposed project also incorporates a walking and cycling route.  The project has been funded to Part 8 stage in 2012 by the National Transport Authority (NTA).  Should Part 8 approval be obtained for the project, an application will be submitted to the NTA for consideration for further funding to enable its construction in 2013.

If the Part 8 proposal is not approved, consideration can be given to the making of a separate application to the NTA for a pedestrian access point.  However, in the absence of a cycling link to the local centre and the fact that no footpaths link directly to the proposed access point; it is unlikely that such an application would be successful.   

As the current Part 8 includes a proposal for an access point, to advance the opening of a new pedestrian access from Ashwood/Alpine estates onto the Fonthill Road is considered to be premature. It is not therefore proposed to consider any new proposals until the current Part 8 proposal has been concluded.