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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, January 09, 2023

QUESTION NO.4

QUESTION: Councillor Carly Bailey

To ask the Chief Executive to outline clearly from start to finish, how residents and councillors can request traffic calming measures in estates, in areas where children are playing and/or crossing the road regularly? 

REPLY:

The Council's Policy on Traffic Calming is to move away from vertical traffic calming measures such as ramps. Horizontal traffic calming such as junction tightening, traffic calming islands and footpath buildouts is favoured in current policy documents in line with DMURS. Further information on the types of traffic calming measures the Council deploys is available in the Council's Street Improvement Guide. Traffic calming applications can be made by submitting a "Traffic Calming Application Form" which is available on the Council's website.

Each location submitted will be reviewed and, if appropriate, a suitable traffic calming mechanism will be installed once funding and resources allow.