COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

QUESTION NO. 6

QUESTION: Councillor D. O'Brien

"That the Chief Executive update on all the meetings the council have had with resident, the community council and the Garda on the 3.5 ton weight limit on Kennelsford Road and for this report to suggest the best way the council can get the 3.5 ton limit returned to Kennelsford Road as voted for earlier this year by nearly all councillors in the chamber." 

REPLY:

Details of meetings/contacts over the last 2 years in relation to the weight restriction on Kennelsfort Road are as follows:

April/May 2015

A total of 16 hours of Garda monitoring followed by a briefing by Gardai to Lucan Councillors.

May 2016

Meeting of Palmerstown Community Council attended by Senior Gardai and Senior Staff of SDCC.

Meeting between Cllr O' Connell and SDCC Staff.

May/June 2016

A traffic counter/classifier was in place to count/classify vehicles (detailed results given at the January 2017 Area Committee Meeting).

September 2016

On site meeting involving members of An Garda Siochana and SDCC Staff in relation to signage to enforce the weight restriction.

During this time there have been approximately 10 items in relation to the weight restriction on Kennelsfort Road on the agenda for the Lucan Area Committee Meetings and 1 item on the agenda for the full Council Meeting.

In addition there has been ongoing contact with Palmerstown Community Council/residents.

In late 2015 the Garda Commissioner recommended that the limit should remain at 7.5 tonnes.

A subsequent Motion was passed in April 2016 to request that the Garda Commissioner review the recommendation. A response to this is awaited.

Summary

The 7.5 tonne restriction was introduced following the adoption by the Council in late 2013 of the Policy Document "The Mobility and Management of Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGV's) on South Dublin County Road Network" The restriction is in conformity with this policy and it is therefore recommended that this 7.5 tonne restriction remains in place.