08/02/09
Green Party Castleknock ward candidate, Roderic O’Gorman has called on Fingal County Council to swiftly draft and publish traffic calming measures for the Diswellstown Road. He was speaking in response to a letter from the Council’s Transportation Department in which it was confirmed that the final details for the traffic calming scheme had not yet been finalised.
“I’m pleased that the Council can confirm some aspects of the new traffic calming plan, such as traffic lights at the Riverwood Road roundabout and at the roundabout outside St. Patricks National School. The Council also confirmed that it will be implementing traffic calming on the Diswellstown Road, the Luttrellstown Road, Rugged Lane and Somerton Lane”.
“I have written to the Council and urged them to put speed ramps in place on the Diswellstown Road. The traffic monitors that were placed there in the run up to the 2007 General Election have proved to be completely ineffective – indeed many people feel that they actually encouraging speeding by boy-racers. Ramps are the one mechanism that will act to immediately slow down speeding cars”.
“Parents in estates such as Luttrellstown and Riverwood are deeply worried about the speeds that are being achieved on the Diswellstown Road at all time of the day and night. The opening up of the link to the Porterstown Road may well exacerbate this situation. As such, I am calling on the Council to swiftly draw up the traffic calming plan for the area so that it can be put on public display so local residents can give their opinion on the matter”.
“I would also suggest that the Council look at putting ramps on the roads into some of the estates along the Diswellstown Road. Residents on roads like Luttrellstown Way have told me about numerous incidents of speeding and crashes within the estate itself. Since the Council are going to be undertaking works in the area, it makes sense to examine if ramps would be effective in reducing speed and preventing accidents in the surrounding areas,” concluded Roderic O’Gorman
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Roderic O’Gorman: 087 417 9777
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