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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, April 22, 2024

QUESTION NO.

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

"To ask the CEO to confirm actions being considered and taken in respect of issues relating to the junction at the Luas stop at Katherine Tynan Road/Kingswood; is he satisfied that he has dealt with all the local concerns in the matter; will he give assurances and make a statement?"

REPLY:

A pedestrian count down timer has been installed on all the pedestrian heads (6no. in total).  This informs the pedestrian of the amount of time available to cross the road safely.

Several other scenarios were examined but the negative consequences outweighed the positive benefits of these changes.  For example, a new traffic light sequence was employed for a short time but this led to unacceptable vehicle queue lengths. So the sequencing was returned to the original phasing.

Thus far there have been no further reported incidents / accidents at this location.  We will continue to monitor the junction for it safety.