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D L R C C T R A F F I C N E W S

Saturday, 4th July 2015 – to – Friday, 10th July 2015

A public service provided by the Transportation & Water Services Department of

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. Listed below are noteworthy road works, which

the Traffic and Road Safety Section has been informed of. Details are supplied as per

information received by 16:00 hrs on the preceding Thursday. Emergency road works

cannot be forecast.

» New Entry Estimate of Potential Disruption:

# Update *** major ** medium * minor

Section 75 of the Roads Act, 1993: Temporary Closure of Grove Avenue, Blackrock

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has made an order to temporarily close Grove Avenue, Blackrock to through traffic from the entrance of Grove Lawn to the junction of Grove Avenue/Avoca Avenue from Monday, 29th June 2015 to Friday, 24th July 2015. The purpose of the closure is to facilitate the placing of two no. 225mm sewers in the road and associated manholes. Local access will be maintained throughout the works. The proposed diversion route will be signposted.

A Traffic Management Plan will be in operation for the duration of these works.

# Section 75 of the Roads Act, 1993 Temporary Closure of Waltham Terrace, Blackrock

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has made an order to temporarily close Waltham Terrace (Blackrock) at its junction with Mount Merrion Avenue and Green Road to through traffic from Monday 13th July 2015, to Friday 2nd October 2015, both dates inclusive. The purpose of the closure is to facilitate road restoration works and associated works. This work will be done on a phased basis which will allow local access to residents for the full duration of the works. The proposed diversion route will be signposted and further details will be available on our website – www.dlrcoco.ie

A Traffic Management Plan will be in operation for the duration of these works.

ROAD CLOSURES

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# Section 75 of the Roads Act, 1993 Temporary Closure of St. Peter’s Terrace, Glasthule

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has made an order to temporarily close St. Peter’s Terrace (Cul de Sac) Glasthule, from its junction with Adelaide Road from Monday 13th July 2015, to Friday 14th August 2015, both dates inclusive. The purpose of the closure is to facilitate road restoration works and associated works. This work will be done on a phased basis which will allow local access to residents for the duration of the works. The proposed diversion route will be signposted and further details will be available on our website – www.dlrcoco.ie A Traffic Management Plan will be in operation for the duration of these works.

» Section 75 of the Roads Act, 1993 DLR Bay 10KM Road Race

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council are proposing to temporarily close the roads listed below on Monday 3rd August, 2015 in order to facilitate a 10km road race. The race will take the following route: Newtownsmith, Windsor Terrace, Queen’s Road, Crofton Road, Harbour Road, Dunleary Road, Longford Terrace, Seapoint Avenue, Seafield Avenue, Monkstown Road, Carrickbrennan Road, Mounttown Upper, Mounttown Lower, Upper Glenageary Road, Albert Road Upper, Albert Road, St. Catherine’s Road, Castle Park Road, Elton Park, Sandycove Road, Glasthule Road and Link Road. Newtownsmith, Windsor Terrace, Queen’s Road, Crofton Road and Harbour Road will be closed from 06.00 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. and the remaining roads will be subject to a rolling closure as the race progresses between 9.50 a.m – 12.30 p.m. A Traffic Management Plan will be in place and diversions will be signposted. Full details of the diversions will appear on our website www.dlrcoco.ie Any interested parties may lodge an objection in writing with the Senior Engineer, Traffic Section, Transportation Department, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Marine Road, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin not later than Wednesday 8th July, 2015.

PROPOSED ROAD CLOSURES

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» Glenageary Road Upper/ Glenageary Road Lower/ Sallyglen Road

Roundabout ***

Pedestrian crossing upgrading works will take place on Glenageary Road Upper adjacent to the roundabout from Monday, 6th July 2015 until end of July 2015 between 10:00 and 16:00 hrs. A Traffic Management Plan will be in operation for the duration of the works. » Public Lighting Lantern and Bracket Upgrade Works **

Public lighting lantern and bracket upgrade works will take place on:

Braemor Road Churchtown Road Taney Road Ballinteer Avenue Dundrum By Pass and Dundrum Road

from Monday, 6th July 2015 until August 2015 between 10:00 to 16:00 hrs and 19:00 to 23:00 hrs.

A Stop / Go Traffic Management Plan will be in operation as required. » Lynwood Estate, Dundrum *

Footpath restoration works will commence in Lynwood Estate on Monday, 6th July 2015 until Friday, 24th July 2015 between 08:00 and 18:00 hrs. A Traffic Management Plan will be in operation. » Thornhill Road, Mount Merrion *

Road restoration works will commence on Thornhill Road on Monday, 6th July 2015 to Friday, 24th July 2015 between 08:00 and 18:00 hrs. A Traffic Management Plan will be in operation. » Dunleary Road, Dún Laoghaire *

Gas works will commence on Dunleary Road on Thursday, 9th and Friday 10th July 2015 between 10:00 and 16:00 hrs. A Stop / Go shuttle system will be in operation at the junction of Clarence Street/Dunleary Road.

ROADWORKS / LANE RESTRICTIONS

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» N11 - from UCD Flyover to Foxrock Church *

Road Sweeping and Gully Cleaning will take place this Saturday, 4th July and Sunday, 5th July 2015 between 07:00 and 15:00 hrs. Traffic Management and slow moving crash cushion vehicle will be in operation throughout these works. # Frascati Road / Temple Hill Improvement Scheme, Blackrock ***

Construction works for the Frascati Road / Temple Hill Improvement Scheme will continue until August 2015. A new temporary road and junction layout will be in place to facilitate junction improvement works at Temple Hill / Newtownpark Avenue, Blackrock. This will be in place on Temple Hill between Monkstown Road and Newtownpark Avenue junctions. As part of this traffic management plan there will be “No Right Turn” movement allowed from Temple Hill onto Newtownpark Avenue for the duration of these works. A diversion route will be in place via Stradbrook Road, Deansgrange Road, Brookville Park and Benamore Road. The new layout and diversion routes will be fully signed for the duration of the construction works on this section of road and junction. It is expected that this new layout will remain in place until Friday, 31st July 2015. A Traffic Management Plan will be in place. Traffic disruption will be kept to a minimum with business as usual. Shanganagh Road Junction / Commons Road / River Road ***

Junction improvement works commenced on-site on Wednesday, 24th June 2015 at the junction of Shanganagh Road / Commons Road / River Road. A Stop /Go Traffic Management Plan will be in place between 10:00 and 16:00 hrs to facilitate road crossings. Works will continue for approximately 6 weeks. A Traffic Management Plan will be in operation for the duration of the works. Leopardstown Road – R113 ***

Construction works will continue on Leopardstown Road (R113) to facilitate the construction of the Leopardstown Link Road and Roundabout Reconfiguration. Works on Leopardstown Road North commenced on Monday, 15th June 2015 and will continue for six weeks. A Traffic Management Plan will be in place.

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Goatstown Road / Roebuck Road Junction, Goatstown **

Drainage works will take place on Goatstown Road/Roebuck Road Junction from Monday, 22nd June 2015 for three weeks between 10:00 and 16:00 hrs. A Traffic Management Plan will be in operation. Beech Drive, Dundrum *

DM Morris will be carrying out road reconstruction works until Friday, 17th July 2015 between 08:00 and 18:00 hrs. A Traffic Management Plan will be in operation for the duration of the works. » Irish Water *

Irish Water meter installation works will continue next week. A Traffic Management Plan will be in operation.

Further information on planned Irish Water works may be obtained from:

Irish Water 1890 278 278 » M50/M11 - Northbound/Southbound

M50: Junction 11 (N81) to Junction 13 (Dundrum) - Southbound – Lane 3 Closure from 22.00 hours on Saturday, 4th July 2015 to 06:00 hours on Sunday, 5th July 2015 to facilitate Median Weed Removal. Further information on planned road works along the M50 can be found at: http://m50concession.com/operation-maintenance/planned-road-works/ End