Reply - M 255

COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

South Dublin County Council Crest

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 18, 2015

MOTION NO. 255

MOTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

The following Objective to be inserted in the 2016 - 2022 County Development Plan ref 6.4.1. (P104) TM Policy 4, given the need to provide relief for both the M50 and the N4 and to alleviate traffic congestion in the greater Lucan/Clondalkin/Palmerstown areas: The proposal to provide a bridge and associated road across the Liffey Valley at Cooldrinagh will be deleted from the draft plan and instead, South Dublin County Council in association with the NRA and Kildare County Council, will provide a relief road West of Grangecastle and Adamstown linking the N7 and the M4 west of Leixlip.

Co-signed by Cllr. P. Gogarty, Cllr. L. O'Toole, Cllr. F. Timmons and Cllr. D. O'Donovan.

REPORT:

This issue was partly addressed at the Development Plan Meeting on 12 February 2015.

Motion 194 stated:

‘It shall be an objective of the 2016 - 2022 County Development Plan, in association with the NRA and Kildare County Council to provide a relief road West of Grangecastle and Adamstown linking the N7 and the N4 west of Leixlip’.

The was addressed as follows:

‘It is current development plan policy for a long term road objective for North-South Road – west of Adamstown SDZ linking N7 to N4 and on to Fingal. The analysis process undertaken as part of the preparation the County Development Plan (2016-2022 reaffirmed the need for both orbital road and public transport routes within the County. This includes a demand for movements between employment and population centres to the west of the Outer Ring Road, such as Citywest, Grangecastle and Lucan. Such a route would effectively link the N4 and N7 and would be extended north of the County boundaries to further employment/population centres such as Leixlip and beyond.’

The motion was amended and adopted as follows:

‘It shall be an objective of the 2016 - 2022 County Development Plan, in association with the NRA to provide a relief road west of Grangecastle and Adamstown linking the N7 and the N4 west of Leixlip subject to consultation with Kildare County Council’.

To address the Motion the following was added to Table 6.6 Medium to Long Term Road Objectives:

Proposal	Description	Function
Western Dublin Orbital Route (north)	New high capacity road from Tootenhill to the Lexlip Interchange (with a provision to make a further connection to the N3)	Major regional link between the N7 to N4. Any further connections, and a possible alternative route to the west of Leixlip, will be determined in consultation with Kildare and Fingal County Council’s, the National Roads Authority and the National Transport Authority.

The proposed deletion of the proposal to provide a bridge and associated road across the Liffey Valley at Cooldrinagh is not considered appropriate.

The orbital route is long established, having been agreed with Kildare and Fingal County Councils and having been reflected in subsequent South Dublin County Development Plans since 1998. The route has also been examined as part of the N4/N7 Corridor Study currently being undertaken by the NRA.

It should also be noted that any proposal for a river crossing will be subject to environmental appraisals (such as an Environmental Impact Statement). This process will require a range of alternatives to be considered.