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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, November 14, 2022

QUESTION NO. 41

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

To ask the Chief Executive to update the Council on his endeavours in respect of the Pathfinder Project which was recently launched in our County by Eamonn Ryan TD Minister for Transport; will he detail his plans and make a statement?

REPLY:

On the 17th October, the Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan launched the Pathfinder Programme of 35 exemplar transport projects to be delivered by local authorities and agencies around the country within the next 3 years.  

The Council has been sucessful in having a project identified as Pathfinder Project. This project will quickly deliver nearly 15km of improvements to the existing road network to provide more safe space for pedestrians and cyclists. The routes will connect to local schools, housing estates and village/district centres and will people of all ages the option to choose more sustainable modes of travel such as walking and cycling for their local trips as opposed to driving. The overall pathfinder project includes the following elements 

Castletymon Road Active Travel route, which includes a link through Bancroft Park, and is at an early stage of design

The District Centre Enhancement works at Castletymon, which has already secured planning permission and is due to commence on site in early 2023

The D24 Neighbourhood Cycle Network which has gone through public consultation and is in the detaield design stage, it is anticipated that construction will commence in Q2 2023.

SDCC is very pleased to have been shortlisted through the Pathfinder Programme for accelerating these projects, which form key parts of the Cycle South Dublin Programme and wish to acknowledge the continued support from the Members of South Dublin County Council, Central government, the NTA as well as local communities whose support will be key to the successful delivery of these projects.