The following works will be executed under Section 38 of the Road Traffic Act 1994
The purpose of this non-statutory consultation is to provide notice of South Dublin County Council’s intention to carry out traffic calming works at the following locations in the Tallaght Electoral Area.
Traffic calming aims to reduce vehicle speeds in urban and residential areas by self-enforcing traffic engineering methods. Traffic calming improves the safety of roads and streets in the built-up urban environment by reducing speed, and therefore reducing the frequency and severity of collisions at these locations.
SDCC promotes active, sustainable modes of transport such as walking and cycling. Traffic calming facilitates this by making the streets safer for all road users.
A move away from traditional vertical traffic calming (i.e. ramps and bus cushions) is being sought due to complaints from road users regarding same.
Current data favours horizontal traffic calming in the form of chicanes, path buildouts, junction tightening and traffic calming island which all narrow the available road space, thereby controlling traffic speeds as they enter estates off higher-speed roads.
Item
Location
Proposed Traffic Calming Measure
1
Kilcronan Court
Entrance narrowing –
island or tightening of radius
2
St Anthony’s Cresc Greenhills
Traffic calming island at entrance to estate
3
Bawnlea Ave, Tallaght
Islands at entrance to estate and T Junction
4
Raheen Park
Entrance narrowing –
island or tightening of radius
5
Tymon North Park
Remove existing traffic calming island and reinstate ground.
6
Cloonmore Ave
Tightening of radii
7
Carrigmore Estate, Tallaght
Traffic calming islands at Junctions
Other safety measures may be carried out during these works.
Traffic Calming Tallaght
The following works will be executed under Section 38 of the Road Traffic Act 1994
The purpose of this non-statutory consultation is to provide notice of South Dublin County Council’s intention to carry out traffic calming works at the following locations in the Tallaght Electoral Area.
Traffic calming aims to reduce vehicle speeds in urban and residential areas by self-enforcing traffic engineering methods. Traffic calming improves the safety of roads and streets in the built-up urban environment by reducing speed, and therefore reducing the frequency and severity of collisions at these locations.
SDCC promotes active, sustainable modes of transport such as walking and cycling. Traffic calming facilitates this by making the streets safer for all road users.
A move away from traditional vertical traffic calming (i.e. ramps and bus cushions) is being sought due to complaints from road users regarding same.
Current data favours horizontal traffic calming in the form of chicanes, path buildouts, junction tightening and traffic calming island which all narrow the available road space, thereby controlling traffic speeds as they enter estates off higher-speed roads.
Item
Location
Proposed Traffic Calming Measure
1
Kilcronan Court
Entrance narrowing –
island or tightening of radius
2
St Anthony’s Cresc Greenhills
Traffic calming island at entrance to estate
3
Bawnlea Ave, Tallaght
Islands at entrance to estate and T Junction
4
Raheen Park
Entrance narrowing –
island or tightening of radius
5
Tymon North Park
Remove existing traffic calming island and reinstate ground.
6
Cloonmore Ave
Tightening of radii
7
Carrigmore Estate, Tallaght
Traffic calming islands at Junctions
Other safety measures may be carried out during these works.
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