Reply - Q10 Planned Cycle Schemes

COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, April 08, 2019

QUESTION NO. 10

QUESTION: Councillor D. Looney

To ask the Chief Executive for details on all recently-completed, currently underway and planned cycle schemes in the County, to clarify the nature of ongoing discussions and plans with the NTA, adjoining authorities and other bodies to add to the cycle network, and to make a statement on the matter.

REPLY:

The following schemes have been recently completed within the County;

Scholarstown Road section of the Tallaght to Ballyboden route.
Tallaght to Templeogue Cycle route (M50 underpass).
Willsbrook Road cycletrack scheme.
Grand Canal gates and access upgrades.

Schemes underway or in planning;

Dodder Regional cycle route,
N81 cycling, walking and bus facilities (At Jobstown Inn Junction),
Monastery road walking route,
Grange Road Cycle Route,
Spawell to Perrystown cycle route (Wellington Lane),
Grand Canal 12th Lock to Hazelhatch Greenway,
Canal Loop Greenway (Feasibility) Scheme,
Bawnogue Road to Fonthill Road Permeability Scheme,
Knocklyon Permeability Link.

The NTA has issued SDCC with a grant allocation of €4.01 Million for 2019 to be spent on progressing or delivering those schemes under the NTA Sustainable Transport Measures Grant (STMG).

Details of the STMG are available at the following link; NTA STMG

SDCC meet regularly with the NTA to provide an update on the progress of these schemes and to identify potential new schemes that align with the NTA Greater Dublin Area Network Plans or STMG aims.

These plans are available at the following link; NTA GDA Plan

Where necessary, we liaise with adjoining local authorities in relation to additions to the cycle network.

For instance, a Steering Group has been formed for the Dodder Greenway scheme which traverses SDCC, DLRCC and DCC.

Additionally, the NTA have a overviewing role to coordinate the various schemes across the local authority areas and prioritise spending on the GDA Network Plans.