COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

MOTION NO. 6

MOTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

"That this Area Committee calls on the Chief Executive to prioritise low-cost road safety improvements along Lucan Road during 2017 in a bid to improve safe walking and cycling routes to the five schools in the Lucan Road/Chapel Hill area; including examining:

- Provision of improved kerbing and guard-railing (at narrowest footpath locations) along the footpath on the northern side of Lucan Road;

- Improvements to the footpath surface and kerbing in the vicinity of the pedestrian crossing and island at the top of Chapel Hill;

- A more stringent enforcement approach to the parking of vehicles ‘for sale’ on fooptaths along Lucan Road;

- Provision of addition safe drop-off spaces outside St. Mary’s Boy NS so as to provide an alternative to unsafe parking on footpaths."

REPORT:

"It is considered that there is sufficient guardrailing in place on the northern side of Lucan road.

The footpath and kerbing are in good condition although the kerbing is low in the vicinity of Chapel Hill.

There are no plans for footpath improvements in this location for 2017 (see H-I (9).

In relaton to the parking of vehicles for sale on the footpath, this is an offence under Section 36 (2) (i) of the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking )Regulations 1997. It will be referred to An Garda Siochana for enforcement.

The issue of providing additional "drop off space" outside St. Mary's Boys NS will be investigated. However, the posibility of providing a small length of space for this purpose will only have a minor impact on the overall extent of parking on footpaths here at school times."