That this Area Committee agrees that all entry and exit roads (listed below) to the Marino Scheme are entirely unsuitable for any kind of traffic diversions necessary during the estimated 18 / 24 month construction phase through Fairview (R105) of the Clontarf to City Centre Cycleway (CCCC) The Marino Scheme built in the 1920s includes a very narrow series of roadways totally unsuitable / unsafe for through traffic and a demographic of young children and older persons. There are major traffic safety concerns in the Marino area due to the impending construction of the CCCC and subsequent road closures and traffic diversions.
Furthermore, at the advance traffic planning stage and throughout the construction phase of the above project DCC will in the interests of safety and by whatever means necessary proactively ensure the Marino Scheme is not used for any traffic diversions nor will it be possible for drivers to rat run.
DCC will at an early stage report to the local area committee on how it intends to achieve the above mentioned traffic management.
Exit and entrance roads to Marino Scheme
o St Aidan’s Park Road
o Marino Mart
o Fairview Avenue Lower
o Windsor Ave
o Brian Road ( off Philipsburgh Ave)
o Croydon Terrace
o Turlough Parade
o St Declan’s Terrace
o Brian Road ( off Malahide Road)
Minutes:
That this Area Committee agrees that all entry and exit roads ( listed below) to the Marino Scheme are entirely unsuitable for any kind of traffic diversions necessary during the estimated 18 / 24 month construction phase through Fairview (R105) of the Clontarf to City Centre Cycleway (CCCC) The Marino Scheme built in the 1920s includes a very narrow series of roadways totally unsuitable / unsafe for through traffic and a demographic of young children and older persons. There are major traffic safety concerns in the Marino area due to the impending construction of the CCCC and subsequent road closures and traffic diversions.
Furthermore, at the advance traffic planning stage and throughout the construction phase of the above project DCC will in the interests of safety and by whatever means necessary proactively ensure the Marino Scheme is not used for any traffic diversions nor will it be possible for drivers to rat run.
DCC will at an early stage report to the local area committee on how it intends to achieve the above mentioned traffic management.
Exit and entrance roads to Marino Scheme
o St Aidan’s Park Road
o Marino Mart
o Fairview Avenue Lower
o Windsor Ave
o Brian Road ( off Philipsburgh Ave)
o Croydon Terrace
o Turlough Parade
o St Declan’s Terrace
o Brian Road ( off Malahide Road)
Reply:
The Environment & Transportation Department in Dublin City Council has no current plans to use the road network in Marino for traffic diversions during the construction stage of the Clontarf to City Centre Project. The Environment and Transportation Department would also agree that through traffic should be minimised on these roads as far as possible.
Dublin City Council requires
that the Contractor proceeds with the implementation of works in a
cost effective and time efficient manner. The contractor for the
Clontarf to City Centre Project is preparing an updated works
programme, which will include detailed temporary traffic management
plans for all phases of the works. When the programme is submitted,
Dublin City Council will have more detailed information on how the
works will be phased and details of the traffic diversions proposed
for each phase. More information can then be provided in relation
to the proposed diversions. At that stage, supplementary traffic
management measures to assist in reducing congestion in particular
areas can be developed if required.
The Project Team in DCC will report at an early stage to the local area committees on the proposed traffic management plans for the project. The team will work with Councillors in relation to any concerns raised, and develop measures to address them, including measures to prevent potential “rat running” through the network of residential streets in Marino should the need arise.
Contact: Fiona Craven, Senior Executive Engineer, Sustainable & Mobility Projects.
Email: fiona.craven@dublincity.ie
Order: Agreed - Subject to Chris Manzira reverting back to the NCAC. Councillor Cooney disagreed with the motion presented.
Chairperson Councillor Patricia Roe requested that Chris Manzira review the issues raised by the members at the meeting and send an email and report to the committee as soon as possible, addressing these issues in advance of any traffic management plan being signed off with the contractor.
Replies to date have been at variance & the committee needs to know how the Environment & Transportation Unit intends to deal with the traffic management issues presenting with this project, particularly as they pertain to changes in traffic levels in Marino. The last line of Councillor O'Farrell's motion which states "DCC will at an early stage report to the local area committee on how it intends to achieve the above mentioned traffic management", hasn’t been satisfactorily answered and needs to be addressed and replied to. The Area Manager to liaise with Chris Manzira in this regard.
Chris Manzira stated that there would also be an information session provided for councillors in due course.