COMHAIRLE CHONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TERENURE-RATHFARNHAM AREA COMMITTEE (1)

Tuesday 6th December 2005

MOTION No. 11

WHITECHURCH ROAD

MOTION: Councillor J. Lahart

"That this Council devise a traffic/pedestrian plan for the Whitechurch Road area (from its junction with Taylor's Lane to the Tuning Fork Public House) that will address the serious footpath deficiencies along the road thereby leading to safety issues for pedestrians; the issue of speeding and the necessity for some traffic calming measures and the question of exiting from Sarah Curran Avenue and that the Council address these issues in one comprehensive plan for the area."

REPORT:

The improvement of the Whitechurch Road is included in the Council's 10 year road improvement programme.

There is a footpath on one side of this road from the Tuning Fork to the M50 overbridge. A section of this footpath needs resurfacing and this is included in the 2006 roads programme. The adjoining clay bank has encroached on a further section of this footpath and this will be removed within the next two weeks.

The traffic calming schemes i.e. 4 residential cells and 4 roads for the Terenure Rathfarnham Electoral Area have already been selected.However,  Whitechurch Road is included on the traffic calming request list for future consideration of the Terenure Rathfarnham Area Committee. In the meantime, an assessment will be carried out to identify locations for suitable road markings /signage to improve safety along this road. 

That section of Whitechurch Road in the vicinity of the school will be assessed shortly as part of the countywide school survey for special speed limits and associated safety measures.