COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN, NEWCASTLE, RATHCOOLE, SAGGART AND BRITTAS AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

MOTION NO.8

MOTION: Councillor F. Timmons

That this Area Committee call for SDCC to issue a restriction ban on all HGVs including buses on Tower Road in Clondalkin. The Road is separated from the Round Tower by the width of a narrow footpath. All HGVs including buses should be forbidden to travel on Tower Road in Clondalkin because of the possible damage to Clondalkin's historic Round Tower, by unsettling the foundations of the Round Tower due to heavy goods traffic vibrations.

REPORT:

There is an existing 7.5 tonne weight restriction on Tower Road.  This restriction only applies to unauthorised vehicles, that is vehicles exceeeding 7.5 tonne have to prove they have a legitimate reason for being on the road such as in the case of buses and for specific deliveries.

There are 6no. bus services whose routes travel along Tower Road.  The 51D, 68, 69, 76, and L54 all use the Tower road as part of their service.

The OPW is the management agency in charge of the maintenance and protection of this monument.  The OPW has not raised any issues in relation to the current weight restriction status or management of the road adjacent to the Tower.  

There is a county wide weight restriction review to be conducted in early 2023. The Tower road will be reviewed under that porcess.