COMHAIRLE CHONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TERENURE-RATHFARNHAM AREA COMMITTEE (1)

Tuesday 7th March 2006

QUESTION No. 19

TEMPLEOGUE ROAD - RIGHT TURN BAN

QUESTION: Councillor T. McDermott

"To ask the Manager to substantiate his view that retaining the right turn ban from Templeogue Road on to Springfield Avenue does not exacerbate the congestion in Terenure Village?"

REPLY:

The right turn bans at Springfield (inbound and outbound directions) were introduced as part of the Tallaght to City Centre QBC scheme and are designed primarily to facilitate movement of buses through  Templeogue  Village.  Inbound traffic which previously turned right at Springfield now turns at the previous junction, Templeogue Bridge.  Outbound traffic from Terenure which previously turned right onto Templeville Road has the option of turning either at Fortfield Road or Cypress Grove Road, depending on its ultimate destination. There is no evidence from CCTV monitoring or traffic count data that traffic volumes and/or associated congestion have increased in either direction as a result of these measures, but that the opposite is in fact the case and the original QBC objectives are being achieved along the route.