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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, March 11, 2013

QUESTION NO. 12

QUESTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

To ask the Manager to provide a detailed report on the review, in conjunction with the NTA, of the use of bus-lanes and turning lanes?

REPLY:

Bus lanes are provided at junctions for the progression of public transport services and the road space for a bus lane is normally provided as an addition to the road space that would otherwise have been provided. At certain locations bus lanes utilise the space that would have otherwise been provided as a turning lane. In this case the bus lane is marked for use by relevant turning traffic.

Not withstanding commitments that any particular bus lane shall be permanently provided, careful consideration must be given for universal use of a bus lane. Specifically the benefit that can be realised to general traffic and the detriment to public transport users given the requirements for sustainable use of limited infrastructure. It is unwise to base any such analysis on current conditions when a changed configuration will fundamentally redefine use of a junction.

Discussions are ongoing with the NTA regarding the use of bus lanes and turning lanes.