COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, March 14, 2022

QUESTION NO. 8

QUESTION: Councillor Derren Ó Brádaigh

To ask the Chief Executive to clearly outline if this Council have a 'Standard Detail' for the reinstatement of public footpaths under the Council's footpath renewal works, and to provide a copy of the Standard Detail - Furthermore, what is the accepted height/level where a pedestrian section of a footpath meets the road where pedestrians are expected to cross.

REPLY:

The Road Maintenance section require all re-instatements to be done as per the “Guidelines for Managing Openings in Public Roads” (2017) as issued by the Department of Transport unless agreed otherwise with the Area Engineer. This guideline can be downloaded here https://assets.gov.ie/44340/93268cf8e49943cb836fda4f6ea6dfd0.pdf

At a dished pedestrian crossing point the kerb upstand should be 6mm.