COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
QUESTION NO. 3
QUESTION: Councillor D. Looney
"To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the following schemes in the area under the remit of this Committee;
- Whitehall-Wellington Cycle Scheme
- Dodder Greenway
- Walkinstown Roundabout Study/Works
- Bus Connects CBC Projects
REPLY:
Whitehall-Wellington Cycle Scheme
A consultant has been appointed for the scheme, they have completed traffic surveys and analysis.
They are currently preparing options for the scheme and the key junctions along the route.
It is anticipated that a draft preferred options report will be completed by May and then evaluated by SDCC and the NTA.
It will then be brought to public consultation and submitted for Part 8 approval.
Dodder Greenway
The detailed design of the Dodder Greenway is currently nearing completion.
When completed we propose to commence the bridge construction works on the scheme in Q3 2019.
Subject to sufficient funding from the NTA in 2019, we propose to also commence sections of greeway to create links between the bridges.
Walkinstown Roundabout Study/Works
The agreed proposed design from the Walkinstowm roundabout study has been handed to NTA for implementation under the Bus Connects Project.
The Walkinstown Roundabout lies on the proposed Bus corridor.
Bus Connects CBC Projects
The core bus corridor project aims to deliver 230kms of dedicated bus lanes and 200kms of cycle tracks along 16 of the busiest corridors in Dublin.
The National Transport Authority has commenced a public consultation in relation to these proposals.
The public consultation for the sixteen core bus corridors is taking place on a phased basis and will run until May 2019.
- Phase 1: The public consultation for the phase 1 Core Bus Corridors is on going and further to requests the closing date for submissions has been extended to the 29th March 2019.
- The phase 1 corridors are: Clongriffin to City Centre; Swords to City Centre; Blanchardstown to City Centre and Lucan to City Centre.
- Phase 2: The public consultation for the phase 2 Core Bus Corridors is on going and further to requests the closing date has been extended to the 30th of April.
- The phase 2 corridors are: Liffey Valley to City Centre, Clondalkin to Drimnagh, Greenhills to City Centre, Tallaght to Terenure, Kimmage to City Centre, Rathfarnham to City Centre.
- Phase 3: The public consultation for the phase 3 corridors launched on the 26th of February 2019 and will run until the 30th of April 2019.
- The Phase 3 Core Bus Corridors are; Ballymun to City Centre, Finglas to Phibsborough, Bray to City Centre, UCD Ballsbridge to City Centre, Blackrock to Merrion and Ringsend to City Centre.