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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
MOTION NO. 11
MOTION: Councillor W. Lavelle
"That this Committee calls on the Manager to adopt a single joined-up and realistic approach, in conjunction with the NTA, to traffic management and pedestrian/cycle improvements in the Willsbrook/Ballyowen/Hermitage area, which would seek in a single design scheme to encompass:
- the proposed Willsbrook Road cycle track scheme,
- measures to improve pedestrian and cycle activity along Grange Castle Road between Willsbrook/Ballyowen and Lucan Road junctions; and
- measures to improve peak-hour traffic flow, such as the provision of two traffic lanes on each of Willsbrook & Ballyowen Roads approaching the
Grange Castle Road junction."
REPORT:
The Willsbrook Road Cycle Track Scheme has received approval for design and construction in stages west of and including Grange Castle Road junction . Stage 1 is currently out to Tender and construction is expected to start early in the new year. As part of the detailed design the Grange Castle junction will be examined to optimise all modes of transport through the junction. The design will be in accordance with the NTA Cycle Manual and the requirements of the Roads and Traffic Department. The Grange Castle Road between Willsbrook/Ballyowen and Lucan Road junctions does not form part of the approved Willsbrook Road Cycle Track scheme but will be considered in the context of the overall pedestrian and cycle movements along the Grange Castle Road corridor