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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

QUESTION NO.7

QUESTION: Councillor C. Brady

To ask the manager to provide a report on traffic congestion in Lucan, including details of any areas identified as problematic, reports on traffic volume and flow, recommendations or solutions proposed, and the current status of these recommendations.

REPLY:

Lucan has several traffic congestion hotspots which have been examined several times by SDCC.  One of the busiest routes is the Lucan Road from Woodies, Chapel Hill Road and across Lucan bridge.  The second most busy route is the R120 which gets busier from the canal in the south to the worst section which is at SuperValu roundabout. The third being the Dodsborough Road then onto the R835 Lucan Road approach to the village. 

Some solutions for the village have been delivered, some are progressing through planning, some are progressing to construction and some proposals have failed to be agreed and never pursued any further.

Detail on some of the planned and delivered improvements are set out below:

Additional Bus Services have been rolled out such as the C1 and C2, C3, C4 and L51 and L52 to offer an alternative to using the car.

The Lucan Village Green project has started on site. This will improve circulation through the village centre and improve cycling and Bus connection facilities.  The Grand Canal to Lucan Urban Greenway project design is well advanced and phase 1 will shortly go to contract.  This will greatly improve cycling connections to the Village.

Most recently, SDCC has set aside funding to do a detailed Local Transportation Plan in Lucan including the main approach roads to the village.  Any recommendations from this study will be delivered as the required funding becomes available.