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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF CLONDALKIN, NEWCASTLE, RATHCOOLE, SAGGART AND BRITTAS AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

QUESTION NO. 7

QUESTION: Councillor E. Ó Broin

To ask the Chief Executive if there are any plans for permeability routes that would link Kilcarberry with the New Nangor Road to allow ease of access to bus stops for those that live in the part of Kilcarberry adjacent to the R136?

REPLY:

SDCC are meeting the NTA to discuss pedestrian access improvements from Kilcarberry to the R136 and possible installation of convenient Bus stops on the W4 route.

There are a number of issues to overcome with the proposal.  There are four lanes of traffic to cross the entire carriageway. There is a concrete central median on R136 in the vicinity of the Kilcarberry Grange development. The existing speed limit on the R136 is 80km/h.  This high speed limit is too high to safely put pedestrian crossing in place.  A lower special speed limit will have to be put in place first in order to facilitate a pedestrian crossing.