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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, May 10, 2021

MOTION NO. 4

MOTION: Councillor Patrick Pearse Holohan

I am calling upon South Dublin County Council to consider and prioritise the installation of these traffic safety dividers when installing bicycle tracks. Dublin City Council and DLR have successfully implemented these barriers to ensure extra safety of cyclists and school children when travelling to school whilst travelling alongside motor vehicles. I think we can massively increase the usage of these tracks by school aged children and workers giving both of them and parents peace of mind that the tracks are safely and physically separated from the traffic. I have attached photos showing these in action in DCC.

REPORT:

The Council has already started to deliver similar works across the County. Two initial schemes have already been delivered, the first along Wellington Lane between the N81 and Templeville Roundabout, and the second on Citywest Drive in Fortunestown. In addition, the Council is actively progressing the design of a number of similar schemes for other locations across the County with plans to deliver these works during the year.