That this Area Committee mandates the Area Manager to liaise with all stakeholders to address the inconvenience and general disruption being caused to residents of Belmayne by current construction works. We need to ensure that all relevant conditions are being adhered to and that, if necessary, additional measures are undertaken to minimise inconvenience and disruption to residents.
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That this Area Committee mandates the Area Manager to liaise with all stakeholders to address the inconvenience and general disruption being caused to residents of Belmayne by current construction works. We need to ensure that all relevant conditions are being adhered to and that, if necessary, additional measures are undertaken to minimise inconvenience and disruption to residents.
Reply
There are currently 3 projects under construction in Belmayne, 2 of these are private developments and the third is the upgrade to Belmayne Main Street which is being carried out by the Coffey Group on behalf of Dublin City Council. This project is due for completion by the end of 2022 and will connect Priory Hall, Hole in the Wall Road with the Malahide Road, also included in these works are the installation of two sets of pedestrian traffic lights 1) located on Belmayne Avenue in front of St. Francis of Assisi School and the 2) on Parkside Boulevard. There is currently quite a lot of activity on this site with a large volume of construction traffic.
An incident was reported to DCC last week of a truck parked in front of the school in the morning when children were accessing the school and it was unsafe for them to do so. The Area Office brought this to the attention of DCC Project Engineer who in turn contacted the Foreman from Coffey’s who sincerely apologised and forwarded the following reply:
“It was a Roadstone truck that had come to the wrong site and had pulled up in an inappropriate place. Coffey personnel then moved him to an appropriate place until the issue was resolved. Coffey’s will endeavour to continue to manage deliveries while impacting on the general public as little as possible. Coffey’s have managed to do this so far at the School Junction. This case was an exception and a genuine mistake on behalf of the supplier, and Coffey’s managed this difficult situation as best as possible. Coffey’s will continue to manage this area in particular with the safety of the pedestrians at the forefront of our concerns”
The Area Office also received, followed up and responded to a number of complaints with regard to the enabling works the Coffey Group are carrying out on behalf of Belmayne Developments Ltd. to Site P4 (O’Neill Court) located on the corner of Churchwell Road and Churchwell Crescent of construction staff parking cars and work vehicles in private on street designated parking spots and residents finding safe access/egress to their homes quite difficult. When contacted the Foreman of Coffey’s ’came back with the following reply:
“This was a particular issue it seems when we were mobilizing in a new area of the site. In order to do this safely especially considering we have a large interface with school children (pedestrians), Coffey’s may have impacted some of the residents. However, now that the site is mobilized and we have set up our TM, etc. the impact should be little to none. Coffey’s will continue to endeavour to cause minimal impact to the parking spaces of the residents while providing safe access/egress s to their homes”
Contact: Deirdre Murphy, Administrative Officer
Phone: 222 8845
Email: deirdre_a.murphy@dublincity.ie
The Belmayne Main Street and Belmayne Avenue Scheme has been under construction for the last year by Dublin City Council’s contractor, Coffey Construction Ltd. The creation of dust and noise may have been contributed to by other developments in the area which includes Cairn Homes Parkside 5b Development, Educate Together Secondary School and Kajima Ireland (Sisk) site.
Coffey Construction have a dust and noise monitor located in the central median opposite the Cluid Housing office on Belmayne Main Street, a vibration monitor is located within the Cluid Housing Office. Coffey’s have carried out regular dust suppression during dry weather periods, there is also a road sweeper carrying out regular cleaning of Belmayne Avenue on a daily basis.
The carriageway area opposite the apartments on Belmayne Main Street will be brought to sub base level by 21/10/22 and it is envisaged that the base course will be completed on this section by mid-November. This will significantly reduce the inconvenience that has been caused to residents in the area.
There have been a number of complaints received by businesses and residents in the area with regards to noise, dust and loss of business in the area. These complaints have been addressed by both the contractor and Dublin City Council.
Contact: Eric Lavelle, Executive Engineer
Phone: 222 6847
Email: eric.lavelle@dublincity.ie
Order: Agreed.