COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF CLONDALKIN, NEWCASTLE, RATHCOOLE, SAGGART AND BRITTAS AREA COMMITTEE
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
QUESTION NO.12
QUESTION: Councillor E. Ó Broin
To ask the Chief Executive to describe any bicycle lane across the Clondalkin LEA that was been mechanically cleaned during the month of November?
REPLY:
The Cycle South Dublin programme has seen the number and kilometre length of cycle lanes in the county increase substantially in recent years and this is set to continue. The configuration of road, footpath and cycle lane can vary by location with cycle lanes forming part of the road carriageway in many cases. In some cases, the cycle lane is adjoining the footpath and separated from the road and in other cases it is separated from both road and footpath. Where the cycle lane forms either part of the road carriageway or the footpath then it is easily cleaned using the normal equipment, that is a large road sweeper on the road or a standard mini-sweeper on footpath. The Land Use, Planning and Transportation Dept have been implementing a programme to segregate cycle lanes from the road carriageway in order to improve safety for cyclists. Where the cycle lane is segregated then a 'micro' sweeper is required to access the segregated lanes which are generally approximately 1 metre in width. All cycle lanes in the Clondalkin LEA are swept at a frequency of once per month.