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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

MOTION NO. 7

MOTION: Councillor D. O'Donovan

"That the Chief Executive give a report on the traffic management plans for the Stocking Lane/Ballycullen Road area given the population explosion in the area. Even before additional new estates are built traffic in the area is at a standstill in the morning and something needs to be done immediately to deal with the situation."

REPORT:

"The upgrading of the existing R135 Ballycullen Road/Stocking Lane is included in the Development Plan 2016 – 2022 as a medium to long term objective.

Other plans for the area include a number of road safety improvements generally and in particular enhancement of facilities for pedestrians and cyclists as part of the Tallaght to Ballyboden Cycle Route Scheme. This is in line with the Council’s overall policy of developing walking and cycling as viable commuter modes. As part of this scheme junction improvements have recently been undertaken on Knocklyon Road at the shopping centre. Further works are planned for Knocklyon Road at Old Knocklyon Road, Knocklyon Road at the entrance to Dargle Wood Park, Templeroan Road at Dargle Wood Park, Scholarstown Road at Boden Park and upgrading of the Templeroan Road/Scholarstown Road and the Ballyboden Road/Scholarstown Road junctions. These works are being planned in conjunction with the NTA. The issue of funding, if any, for 2017 will not be finalised until early 2017.

As part of the planning permission granted for the housing development on Scholarstown Road/Stocking Lane new pedestrian/cycle facilities will be provided along Scholarstown Road and the traffic signals at Stocking Lane/Scholarstown Road and Scholarstown Road/Edmonstown Road will be linked to improve efficiency.

Upgrading of traffic signals will assist in improving the traffic flow throughout the region. The type of upgrading now being considered by SDCC is the urban traffic control system “SCOOT”. It is a signal co-ordination system whereby improved detection of vehicles allows a quick and effective response in the current traffic situation which will give good progression to vehicles through the network.

“SCOOT” has been installed this year on the signals between the Ballycullen Road and the Scholarstown Interchange including the intermediate pedestrian signals. Results to date are encouraging.

Further sites under consideration in the Rathfarnham/Templeogue-Terenure area are as follows:

The R114 between Ballycullen Road and Knocklyon Road (across M50 Bridge)

The R114 Rathfarnham Road/Grange Road to Nutgrove Avenue

The R114 Butterfield Avenue/Fairways/Marion Road

The R114 at Oldbridge Road

Any upgrading will be subject to funding being provided.

However, as the Councillors are aware there is a requirement to maintain the “rural nature” of the area and in that context only limited improvement in overall capacity of the roads in the area is possible."