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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

QUESTION NO. 3

QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons

To ask the Chief Executive has there been any update on the traffic study for Rathcoole, Newcastle and Saggart?

REPLY:

The objective to carry out a traffic study for Rathcoole, Newcastle and Saggart is in the County Development Plan 2022-2028.

I attach an extract of that objective below:

"SM6 SLO 1: To investigate the need to carry out a traffic and transport study for Rathcoole, Saggart and Newcastle and the surrounding areas following the publication of the GDA Strategy review to 2042 which will clarify the context within which the road network in the area will function and to include a review of HGV movement."

There has been little progress on the delivery of this objective due to resource constraints.  It is hoped to get a traffic study commenced by competent consultants by the end of 2025.