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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

HEADED ITEM NO. 8

Inspection of Pedestrian Bridge in Palmerston

Roads Maintenance arranged for an inspection to be carried out on this bridge.

 The responses below are to questions asked at earlier meetings.

(a)     To verify that the surface is safe in all weathers: it was found that the surface was in good condition. We will investigate the possibility of carrying out a powerwash to eliminate the moss/vegetation at the sides. It is impossible to guarantee that a surface will be safe in all weathers and it is our opinion that a concrete surface such as this would benefit from the installation of an anti-skid surface treatment.  

 (b)     To verify that the structure is sound and serviceable: The overall structure was deemed to be in fair condition. There are concrete repairs required on some areas of the deck and the parapets require patch painting/repainting.  These repairs in themselves are relatively straightforward.  However the traffic management implications are considerable given the level of  traffic on the R148 and will add an appreciable amount to the overall cost of the works.  Roads Maintenance is currently assessing what this will amount to  in order to approach the DoTTS for a possible grant allocation in this regard.

(c)     To investigate the possibility of putting a cage over the bridge as many infirm citizens have expressed fear at crossing it during windy weather and also to protect passing traffic: This possibility is not being considered at this time.