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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

MOTION NO. 17

MOTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

"That the Manager carry out a review of the traffic flow and patterns through the “Estates” i.e. the roads between Kennelsfort Road Upper and the N4 at the Oval, be carried out to establish how the current arrangements are working with particular reference to the areas round the primary schools, Turret and adjoining roads with the view of bringing forward effective and cost efficient proposals on how the area can be made safe for both pedestrians and cyclists." 

REPORT:

The area comprising of roads between the Oval and Wheatfield Road is a large residential area and includes local shops and schools. Access is provided the Oval junction on the Palmerston Bypass and on Kennelsfort Road at Wheatfield Road and Palmerston Avenue. A substantial population are resident and traffic calming has been provided. Through traffic consists of less than 50 vehicles per hour over a 12 hour period. The roads in the area provide pedestrian footpaths. The use of the area by pedestrians and cyclists is considered to be generally low risk and is consistent with similar residential areas. At particular times the area adjacent to the schools will be busy. School keep clear markings are provided at specific locations and a school warden crossing is located at the entrance to Scoil Lorcan serving both schools.

The mobility patterns in the area do not indicate the existence of a specific issue and the Garda have not highlighted the area as having a collision problem. Additional traffic calming proposals put forward by the Council in 2009 have not been agreed to by local residents. The facilities for pedestrians and cyclists this area are considered adequate.