Clane-Maynooth Municipal District Meeting, Friday, 4 October 2024
Councillor Pádraig McEvoy
Question:
Can the council outline the process for engaging with stakeholders on the proposed road junction improvements along the HGV haul routes to the Bord na Mona Drehid Waste Management Facility following An Bord Pleanála's decision to grant permission for receiving significant volumes of additional waste?
An Bord Pleanála case 317292 [Link]
Report:
Kildare County Council are currently progressing a Junction Improvement Project with ten junctions identified. These ten junctions include Dags Weld, Allenwood Crossroads, Prosperous, Firmount Cross, Cloncurry Cross and Allen Cross that are on HGV haul routes for the Bord na Mona Drehid Waste Management Facility. Consultation with the public will take place during the consenting phase as each project is progressed. Further junction locations will be considered for improvement in due course, based on locations identified by the Roads Planning Team and the Department of Transport Support Office Road Safety Analysis.
Issued by: Mr D Conlon, A/Senior Engineer, Transport, Mobility and Open Spaces.
Minutes
CM20/1024 [Link]
The members considered the following question in the mane of Councillor McEvoy.
Can the council outline the process for engaging with stakeholders on the proposed road junction improvements along the HGV haul routes to the Bord na Mona Drehid Waste Management Facility following An Bord Pleanála's decision to grant permission for receiving significant volumes of additional waste?
A report was received from Mr D Conlon, A/Senior Engineer, Transport, Mobility and Open Spaces informing the members that Kildare County Council are currently progressing a Junction Improvement Project with ten junctions identified. These ten junctions include Dags Weld, Allenwood Crossroads, Prosperous, Firmount Cross, Cloncurry Cross and Allen Cross that are on HGV haul routes for the Bord na Mona Drehid Waste Management Facility. Consultation with the public will take place during the consenting phase as each project is progressed. Further junction locations will be considered for improvement in due course, based on locations identified by the Roads Planning Team and the Department of Transport Support Office Road Safety Analysis.
Councillor McEvoy stated that it looks like the volume of traffic would triple. Motorists would have to share the road with HGV’s. In the past there were conditions applied to planning permissions to give resources for upgrades. Mr M. McLoughlin stated the council could engage with Bord na Mona on foot of planning permission.
The report was noted.
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