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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE/FIRHOUSE/BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

MOTION NO. 3

MOTION: Councillor Alan Edge

That the Chief Executive reviews the traffic situation at the Old Mill junction of  R114 and Killinniney Rd in view of the steadily worsening problem of tailbacks at peak times.

REPORT:

The junction at Old Bawn Rd/ Firhouse Rd/ Bohernabreena Road suffers from congestion during peak hours. The demands on all approaches are significantly above capacity. The signal timings are generated using an automated signal optimisation process called SCOOT. This seeks to maximise through put at any given time. The operation of the junction is regularly reviewed and any improvement for a given approach would be at a cost of severely increased delays to other approaches.

The situation is only really likely to improve through a significant modal shift in favour of Walking, Cycling, Public Transport and car sharing in that order as there are limited new roads planned for the area.