After multiple motions and meetings, local Fine Gael County Councillor has welcomed the decision by Council officials to recommend the installation of a yellow box at the entrance to Kingston Estate in Ballinteer.

“Since my election in 2009, I have submitted a number of motions to the Dundrum Area Committee of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council asking them to install a yellow box at the entrance of Kingston Estate. Read More…

Dear Resident,

During the autumn months I received a number of representations from local residents concerned about the safety of children playing on the roads given the increased level of traffic locally.

On foot of this I requested that the Council install a ‘Slow Down, Children at Play’ sign on Kingston Avenue for cars turning left upon entering the estate. It is hoped that the installation of the sign coupled with the existing ramps and markings will encourage drivers to slow down and be more vigilant.

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Please see below, the latest update from the Council on the current traffic congestion being experienced in Sandyford Business Park

Sandyford Business Park – New Road Layout

The Traffic Section has opened the full length of Blackthorn Road to two-way traffic from 28/11/2012.

This was part of the proposals set down in the Sandyford Urban Framework Plan 2011 – 2016, to improve internal
traffic circulation and to provide better facilities for pedestrian and cyclist movement.

The Traffic Section are working on modifying the traffic lights sequence to aid traffic flows entering and exiting the estate.

Also the bus gate and traffic restrictions on Carmanhall Road, at the junction with Blackthorn Drive have been removed
to allow for alternative routing.

While we accept and apologise for the congestion that the changes have caused, every effort will be made to ease
the situation over the next few days and weeks.

Enclosed is a map, showing alternative exit routes out of Sandyford Business Park, for your information.

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has made an order to temporarily close the northbound carriageway of the M50 between Junctions 12 and 14, between the hours of midnight and 4.00am on the 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th June 2012. The closure is to facilitate the erection of Variable Message Signs on overhead gantries by contractors working on behalf of the National Roads Authority.

A Traffic Management Plan will be in place. Traffic will be diverted via the R113 (Green Route Northbound) , Brehon Field Road, Grange Road, Taylor’s Lane, Ballyboden Way, Scholarstown Road, and St. Colmcille’s Way. All diversions will be signposted and further details will be available on our website.( www.dlrcoco.ie)