COMHAIRLE CHONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, July 10, 2006

QUESTION No. 5

QUESTION: Cllr. Fintan McCarthy

To ask the Manager to immediately contact National Toll Roads demanding that they immediately remove the traffic lane configuration at the Westlink Toll Bridge that has caused massive congestion on adjoining roads resulting in delays for thousands of motorists? 

REPLY:

SDCC traffic Division has kept in contact with the National Toll Roads (NTR) following the installation of the current layout in early April. At that time NTR reported an initial slight increase in total throughput at the toll gates. However, this has been of negligible benefit to the M50 and has resulted in a serious negative impact on traffic accessing the toll bridge from the N4. This has consequently delayed other traffic with snarl-ups at Palmerstown interchange and congestion back to the Fonthill Road.

  

 Following the initial assessment NTR ware asked by South Dublin County Council and the National Roads Authority to make appropriate modifications from a range of options. There has been little discernable action to date. A meeting has been arranged with the NTR, the NRA and South Dublin County Council Traffic Division to address the issues and impress on the NTR the urgency of the necessary modifications.