COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING
Thursday, June 17, 2021
MOTION NO.
MOTION: Councillor Shane Moynihan
That the Development Plan will make provision for a grade-separated junction between the R148 and Kennelsfort Road, in the interests of maximising the effectiveness of the Lucan Core Bus Corridor and connecting the communities of Palmerstown.
REPORT:
Table 7.6 of the CE Draft Plan (Chapter 7, Sustainable Movement) sets out ‘Medium to Long-Term Road Objectives’ and includes the following objective:
‘Support provision of grade separated junction, having regard to the Bus Connects route on the N4, to enhance the efficiency of the junction and ensure safe crossing facilities’.
It is Council policy to support the delivery of the NTA Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area 2016 – 2035 and the objective above proposes roads improvement works to facilitate that. The objective therefore satisfies the motion.
It should be noted that the delivery of any such infrastructure would require the agreement and funding from both NTA and TII.
Recommendation: It is recommended that this motion be adopted.