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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

MOTION NO. 6

MOTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

That the Chief Executive give a time line of when the report on the recent Traffic survey in Palmerstown be available and if he would make a statement on the matter.

REPORT:

A 6 day traffic count was conducted on the week before Christmas to get the worst HGV results for Kennelsfort Road.  This period would coincide with Christmas deliveries, Shop business would be at its highest and general vehicle traffic would be high.

Christmas home deliveries and Shop deliveries would likely be for the most part by courier or large truck. - that is HGV sized vehicles.

The dates that the traffic counts were conducted were from Wednesday 15th December until Monday 20th December.

Direction A-B is in a southerly direction.  Direction B-A is in a Northerly direction.

The following HGV and Total Vehicles were measured on each day of the Survey:

Wednesday 15th December

Direction A-B: HGV's = 165  Total Vehicles = 4530

Direction B-A: HGV's = 180  Total Vehicles = 4947

Thursday 16th December

Direction A-B: HGV's = 152  Total Vehicles = 4583

Direction B-A: HGV's = 161  Total Vehicles = 4953

Friday 17th December

Direction A-B: HGV's = 153  Total Vehicles = 4426

Direction B-A: HGV's = 147  Total Vehicles = 4650

Saturday 18th December

Direction A-B: HGV's = 52  Total Vehicles = 3649

Direction B-A: HGV's = 50  Total Vehicles = 4489

Sunday 19th December

Direction A-B: HGV's = 18  Total Vehicles = 3185

Direction B-A: HGV's = 15  Total Vehicles = 3806

Monday 20th December

Direction A-B: HGV's = 166  Total Vehicles = 4450

Direction B-A: HGV's = 141  Total Vehicles = 4912

I enclose the complete file sent to SDCC as an attached document with this motion.  The figures above are copied directly from this survey file.

My analysis of the results is as follows:

1.The number of HGV movements is low on Kennelsfort road in comparison to total traffic. 2. The time period chosen is likely to coincide with the busiest HGV movements of the year.