COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
MOTION NO. 11
MOTION: Councillor T. Gilligan
"That this committee agrees to address the many issues on the R120 between the 12th Lock / Nangor Road including dumping, loose horses, no street lights, no footpath, no hedges cut, no road sweeper - promised a number of years back."
REPORT:
Adamstown Road (R120) and Nangor Road (R134) Improvement Scheme will deliver public lighting, footpaths and cycle tracks both sides of the carriageway for its entire length. The scheme is at Tender assessment stage and it is envisaged a Contractor will be appointed shortly and works will commence on site in the last quarter of 2017.
The R120, from Lucan Village to Newcastle Village, is included on the Council's road sweeping programme which is carried out on behalf of the Council by Oxigen Environmental Ltd. It was last scheduled for sweeping on August 31st/September 1st and is next scheduled to be swept on September 26th & 27th. The matter of sweeping of this road has been raised with the contractor and he has confirmed that it is being swept in accordance with the schedule.
The R120 between the 12th Lock and Nangor Road suffers from high levels of dumping. There are a number of locations along this road which provide convenient pull-ins for vehicles to dispose of rubbish. The Public Realm Section clean these locations on a weekly basis with additional clean-ups being carried out in the event that further dumping reports are received. It is expected that the road improvement scheme will eliminate these pull-in locations. It should be noted that some of the dumping in the past was occurring on private lands. These private lands have since been secured and the dumping has abated.
With regard to loose horses, there are no current reports regarding loose horses in the area. To date in 2017 a total of 8 horses have been seized in the area.
Once the construction Contract commences however, then all maintenance works within the construction site (including the carriageway) will be the responsibility of the appointed Contractor for the duration of the Contract.