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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

QUESTION NO. 17

QUESTION: Councillor D. O'Donovan

"To ask the Chief Executive to put in place correct road signage at the new entrance to Knockcullen.  A yield sign needs to be put in place at the junction where the Knockcullen Cul-de-sac meets the main Knockcullen Road through to Elkwood and Ashton, together with a slow and stop sign as you enter the estate.  Residents have also requested a Zebra Crossing to facilitate reaching the bus stop on the Knocklyon Road.  Can the Chief Executive confirm who paid for the new entrance as some residents believe the developer responsible for the new estate behind the garage on the Knocklyon Road paid for it?"

REPLY:

Works to the new entrance at Knockcullen were completed in 2014 and certified by the Consulting Engineer to be in compliance with the requirements of the contract drawings and specifications. The road and junction have been designed in compliance with the new criteria enshrined in DMURS (Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets) which specifies tighter corner radii, narrower carriageway widths and shorter sightlines. The works were funded by way of an NRA Low Cost Safety Improvement Works Grant

Whilst the observations of residents with regard to the new road geometry embodied in DMURS are understandable, the objective of the new tighter corner radii and reduced sightlines is inter alia to slow traffic at junctions thereby creating a safer environment for vulnerable road users.

The new Knocklyon Road / Knockcullen junction is a substantial improvement on the “old” junction as it provides a much safer environment for residents of Knockcullen Rise in particular, and also for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists from other parts of Ashton and Knockcullen Estates.

In particular;