I, a Parkleigh, Seven Mills Clonburris resident, object to this change as I believe it will cause more traffic congestion on the other two junctions and will restrict our connections.
Completely removing vehicular connectivity across the railway line forces all north-south traffic onto surrounding external arterial roads (Fonthill Road / R113 and Grange Castle Road).
As highlighted in the Council’s own Bridge Removal Assessment Modelling Report (Systra, 2025), removing this vehicular link results in significant traffic rerouting. The report states the following: An issue was identified in both the AM and PM for this junction. The impacts of the road removal may require mitigation to address the impact at this junction.
Already without the bridge traffic can be seen backing up the entire length of the link road through the estate from the entrance down to the main park, this congestion will only grow as further estates being occupied.