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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
MOTION NO.25
MOTION: Councillor Joanna Tuffy
To ask the CEO to give an update on plans to alleviate or manage the bottleneck of traffic across Lucan Bridge and on Chapel Hill in the mornings and evenings and short, medium and long term plans of the Council to address the log jam and if he will make a statement on the matter
REPORT:
The Lucan Bridge is one of the few vehicular crossings of the river Liffey. Therefore, as one of few cross river links it attracts significant amounts of traffic, particularly at peak times. The only solution is the reduction of car journeys in favour more efficient or sustainable movement. Therefore, proposed main movement strategies within the GDA Transport Strategy 2022 to 2042 and our current SDCC Development Plan are focused on delivering alternative transport options to reduce car mode share and replace these car journeys with more sustainable modes of travel.
Short Term Strategies:
Canal Loop Cycle scheme Phase 1A is progressing through detailed design. This is the cycle route between the Grand Canal and the N4. Phase 1B which is the proposed cycleway between the N4 and the edge of Lucan village has at preferred option stage. The Phase 2 Lucan Village to the Royal Canal link is at the Concept and Optioneering stage. SDCC are working with Fingal County Council to develop and deliver this scheme.
Medium Term Proposals:
Once the Village Green and Canal Loop schemes are delivered, SDCC may re-examine traffic management options within the Village. Whether SDCC reopens this process is strongly linked to getting an agreed consensus on a suitable sustainable movement plan for the Village. Some difficult compromises are necessary in order to overcome the undoubted movement constraints that exist in Lucan village.
Bus Services:
Core Bus Corridors:
The NTA submitted the statutory application documentation for the Lucan to City Centre Core Bus Corridor Scheme to An Bord Pleanála in October 2022.
Orbital or Spine Bus Routes:
Phase 1 Delivery:
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C1 |
From Adamstown Station via Lucan Road, Chapelizod bypass and City centre to Sandymount |
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C2 |
From Adamstown Station via Lucan Road, Chapelizod bypass and City centre to Sandymount |
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C3 |
From Maynooth via Leixlip, Lucan Road, Chapelizod bypass and City centre to |
The following Bus routes are being rolled out under Phase 2 delivery:
Routes L51 and L52 together provide a service from Adamstown Station via Dodsboro to Lucan Village and on to either Liffey Valley (L51) or Blanchardstown (L52). This provides a new connection to rail at Adamstown Station and upgrades the current link to Blanchardstown.
Route L53 provides a half-hourly service between Adamstown Station and Liffey Valley passing through residential areas in South Lucan including Balgaddy and Fonthill Road.
Route L54 is new and serves Leixlip (River Forest), Lucan, Clondalkin and the Red Cow Luas stop.
Long Term Strategies:
Lucan Luas:
The Lucan Luas line is contained as a commitment in the GDA Transport Strategy 2022-2042.
Measure LRT4 – It is intended to develop a light rail line from Lucan to the City Centre, supplementing and complementing the planned bus system, to serve the overall public transport needs in this area.
The current car numbers using Lucan bridge and Chapel Hill at peak times is not sustainable. Continued initiatives using, cycle, Bus and later light rail alternatives are being planned, designed and delivered. A continued mode share shift to sustainable modes is the only strategy that will successfully tackle the congestion problem in Lucan.