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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN/PALMERSTOWN/NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

MOTION NO. 7

MOTION: Councillor L. O'Toole

This committee Chief Executive to examine the roads in the Adamstown area, in particular Adamstown Park. Given the design of the new developments, houses now been built with direct road frontage, a discussion needs to be held on where ramps will be required throughout the whole development, identifying roads /major roads within the area that would be free of ramps and to examine other traffic safety measures. It's noted that areas are still not TIC by sdcc so collaboration with private landlords will need to implement ramps and other safety measures on a temporary basis.

REPORT:

The Adamstown SDZ has been designed using the Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets.  This methodology adopts narrower streets and variations in horizontal alignment together with shorter blocks and raised tables at junctions to reduce vehicular speeds. 

There may be some of the larger distributor roads that need some degree of traffic calming but this need should be minimal.  The homezones and back streets are designed to minimise vehicular speeds.

Currently, SDCC is reviewing our policy on Traffic speed control measures.  We hope to develop a suite of measures to control speeds and not to rely exclusively on the installation of ramps.  For example, ramps in back streets and homezones can be noisy.  Other traffic speed control measures may be more appropriate in these areas.

The Traffic section will keep the Adamstown SDZ vehicular speed item under review and will take the appropriate traffic management measures if necessary.