COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

CORRESPONDENCE. 8

CORRESPONDENCE: Transportation

Transportation- TII24-126230- Road Signage for Palmerstown

REPLY:

A Chara,

Thank you for your further correspondence of 12 February 2024 regarding the above. The position in relation to your enquiry is as follows.

At the outset, I would like to advise that Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) is not in a position to accept invitations to attend Local Area Committee meetings due to the large number of such meetings which TII would be required to attend if it were to accede to similar requests from all Local Area Committees.

Regarding your query in relation to the M50 and N4 signage for Palmerstown, TII can confirm that the directional signage on the M50 and N4 was designed and installed in accordance with the Traffic Signs Manual and Gasaitéar na hÉireann and following full consultation with the relevant Local Authority. The spelling of all placenames indicated on the signs is in accordance with the official placenames relevant at the time the signs were designed. TII has no function in relation to the official placename spelling.

Amending the existing signs to replace ‘Palmerston’ with ‘Palmerstown’ would involve very considerable expenditure in connection with the manufacture of new signs and the associated traffic management measures that would be required to implement the replacement works. In this regard, you will be aware that many of the signs concerned are located on overhead gantry signs and the traffic management measures necessary to implement works on the signs will, therefore, include lane closures on a busy motorway.

The signs will be coming due for life-cycle replacement over the coming years and the new signage provided will, of course, reflect the official placename at that time. TII understands that there are approximately 12 existing overhead gantry signs with the Palmerston spelling, as well as a number of existing verge signs. The overall cost of altering the spelling of 'Palmerston' to 'Palmerstown' has been estimated at over €150,000 (inclusive of VAT), including the significant costs of night-time works and temporary traffic management.

TII would have no objection to changing the spelling of 'Palmerston' to 'Palmerstown' if officially requested to do so by South Dublin County Council, subject to the provision of funding from the Council for such works.

I hope that this information is of assistance to you.

Yours sincerely,

Rachel Begley
Regulatory & Administration Executive