COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, February 04, 2016

MOTION NO. 150

MOTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

Motion: Cllr G. O’Connell, Cllr P. Gogarty, Cllr L. O’Toole

That, notwithstanding the comments of the DEC&LG Ref 0183, The NRA and TII, the objective as set out in Table 6.5 Six Year Plan and Table 6.6 Medium to Long Term Plan to provide Junction 8 on the M50 at Cloverhill shall remain part of the 2016 – 2022 Development Plan. While it is noted that the management of the M50 is the remit of TII its location, operation and service profoundly impact on SDCC local communities. The Draft Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area 2016-2035 notes that ‘traffic levels on the M50 have continued to grow, even during the economic downturn, and delays on this corridor are now a common feature, despite a near-doubling of its capacity in recent years’. The Transport Strategy also states that ‘other than on the southern section of the route, further capacity enhancements to the M50 are neither physically possible nor environmentally desirable’. This reality is readily accepted. However, the restoration of J8 will not increase traffic on the M50 but rather provide a more readily accessible route for (especially Commercial Traffic for) Clondalkin (including Clonburris when developed), Park West/Cherry Orchard (proposed as a new Town by DCC) and the Liffey Valley Major Retail Centre as well as for the Cloverhill and Wheatfield Prisons and Courthouses. If anything, it will release other pressure points and will certainly help move local communities closer to desirable EU norms in terms of health and safety.

REPORT:

Concerns in relation to the inclusion of this junction proposals under the remit of national agencies are detailed in response to Item 47886.