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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

MOTION NO. 3

MOTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

"That this Area Committee requests the Roads Dept., in partnership with the Parks Dept. to conduct a single comprehensive review of damaged verges and footpaths at Esker Drive and the entrance stretch of road to Canonbrook Avenue, with a view to both identifying and implementing necessary repair works (so as to eliminate trip hazards and restore grassed areas) and to further examine the potential benefit of installing bollards to prevent future damage, thereby reducing the future costs to the Council in line with the objectives of the Council's public realm initiative."

REPORT:

A survey of the paths in the Canonbrook Estate has been carried out by the Area Engineer and Roads staff as requested. Certain areas have been identified for repairs. A schedule is currently being drawn up and quotations have been sought for the works. Where hazards have been caused by tree roots, the locations have been notified to the Parks Department. When the offending trees have been removed, repairs will be carried out to the damaged path.

It is not the policy of the Roads Department to install bollards to prevent illegal parking. This is an enforcement matter for the Gardai and will be brought to their attention at the next Traffic Management Meeting.