COMHAIRLE CHONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TERENURE-RATHFARNHAM AREA COMMITTEE (1)

Tuesday 10th January 2006

QUESTION No. 4

KNOCKLYON CORRIDOR - TRAFFIC LEVELS

QUESTION: Councillor J. Lahart

"To ask the Manager if he is aware of the significant increase in traffic levels along the narrow Knocklyon Corridor of the M50 since its completion; to enquire as to what measures the Manager intends to implement to obviate the increased noise and pollution arising from this particularly along Beverly, Orlagh Park and Orlagh Grove, and to also ask the Manager to inform the committee what he intends to do to offset the obvious increased levels of noise, vibration and pollution once traffic from the port tunnel opens and will he make a report on the issue?" 

REPLY:

Major improvement works are about to commence on the M 50 Improvement scheme involving major improvements to the interchanges from the Airport to Sandyford. This scheme is divided into 2 contracts.  Contract 1 is a design and build contract between Palmerstown and Ballymount which is about to commence.  Contract 2 is a PPP scheme for the remainder of the works and includes for improvements at the locations indicated.  These works include for widening and additional noise amelioration measures in the Beverly and Orlagh areas as described in the EIS which was approved by An Bord Pleanala.  The EIS took the additional traffic generated by the Port Tunnel and consequent environmental impacts into account.  It is expected that construction of the PPP element of the scheme will commence early 2007.