TRAFFIC transpo & ort Connectivity Site Accessibility grade-separated free- of the Site; and Greenhills The Development Framework area flow arrangement, which has Road, which provides a is of strategic importance included full grade-separation connection from the south of and can be accessed by a range of the Luas Red Line. the Site towards Cookstown and of travel modes, including A three dimensional Tallaght to the south. sustainable modes, at present. visualisation, looking west, For vehicular traffic, the area of the now completed free-flow Public Transport Networks is served by the M50 motorway arrangement at Red Cow is shown Bus which provides an orbital below. There are a number of bus route around Dublin city. It services that serve the is also served in an east-west The N7 provides a strategic Masterplan Site, the majority direction by the N7 Naas Road link between the M50 motorway of which run east-west along (to / from the west) and the and Greater Dublin area; and the Naas Road. These include R110 Naas Road and Long Mile the west and south-west of Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann and a Road (to / from the east). Ireland. It is a National number of private companies In addition, to the east of Primary Road and is constructed serving Dublin Airport. the Site, the R112 Kylemore to dual carriageway standard in Road / Walkinstown Avenue / the vicinity of the area. Luas St Peter’s Road provides a It is noted that there are The Red Line runs between north-south orbital link; and proposals to upgrade the The Point, Dublin Docklands, to the west of the Site, the existing at-grade signalised Connolly Station in Dublin R113 Fonthill Road / Belgard crossroads at Newlands Cross, City Centre, via Abbey Street Road also provides a north- to the west, with a grade- and Jervis (a short walking south orbital link; providing separated solution. This will distance from O’Connell Street) strategic local connections to allow east-west traffic on the and Heuston Station to the Clonburris and Liffey Valley N7 Naas Road to travel through east; and to Tallaght via to the north, and Belgard, the junction uninterrupted. Belgard and Cookstown to the Cookstown and Tallaght to the Traffic flow on the R113 Fonthill west. The Red Cow Luas stop is south. Road / Belgard Road travelling within the Framework perimeter. In addition to the Red Cow north-south will be interrupted There are currently trams at motorway junction (Junction 9), by traffic signals and a four to five minute intervals the Site is also served by the crossroads arrangement beneath between 08:00 to 09:00 hours, Ballymount junction (Junction the flyover. The proposed Monday to Friday, on the Red 10) a short distance south. The upgrade at Newlands Cross was Line. Nangor Road / New Nangor Road the subject of an EIS. In addition to the recent provides a connection to / from improvements at Red Cow, the the north-west of the Site. Local Highway Network Railway Procurement Agency The SRN is supported by a (RPA) has published details Road Networks network of regional and of a proposed branch extension The M50 motorway and N7 Naas local roads that are the of the Red Line from Cookstown Road are part of the Strategic responsibility of South Dublin to Citywest. Stops on the Road Network (SRN), which County Council or Dublin Luas ‘Line A1’ are proposed are the responsibility of City Council. Regional roads at Fettercarin, Cheeverstown, the National Roads Authority include the R110 Naas Road (the Citywest Campus, Fortunestown (NRA). portion of the Naas Road east and Saggart; with a new P&R The M50 has recently undergone of the Red Cow junction); the facility proposed at the a major upgrade as part of R112 Kylemore Road / St Peter’s proposed Cheeverstown stop. the National Development Plan Road; and the R113 Fonthill The branch line will terminate and Transport 21 investment Road / Belgard Road. at the proposed Saggart Stop, programme. The upgrade Other local roads of east of Garter Lane. programme has included major significance include the Long investment in upgrading the Mile Road, which diverges Mainline Rail – Kildare Route existing grade-separated from the R110 Naas Road at the The Kildare line runs east- junction at Red Cow, whereby ‘Hamburger Junction’ just west west a short distance north of the Naas Road was interrupted of the Naas Road’s junction the Site, north of the Grand by a signalised roundabout with with Kylemore Road; the Nangor Canal. The nearest mainline slip lanes leading to / from Road, which connects with the rail station to the Site is the M50 below. In addition, R110 Naas Road at the Hamburger Park West. There is currently the Luas Red Line tram route Junction and provides a link one train per hour between the crossed the signalised to / from the north-west of the hours of 08:00-09:00, Monday roundabout at-grade. This Site; Ballymount Road, which to Friday, calling at Park West existing junction has now connects to the Ballymount and heading towards Heuston been replaced by a fully motorway junction to the south Station. 26 KCAP/MCGNIE/JMP/BG Kildare Route Project of a number of existing road West and the Luas Red line at The Kildare Route Project overbridges to facilitate Cookstown/ Belgard Road and (KRP), being undertaken by the four-tracking; new and Tallaght. Metro West is part Iarnrod Eireann (IE), is a relocated stations (such of the Transport 21 package of major capital investment as Park West); enhancement measures. programme designed to increase of existing stations; and Metro West would start at the the frequency of commuter associated signalling proposed Tallaght East stop and other rail services along works between Inchicore and on Belgard Road, close to the the key Kildare to Heuston Cherryville Junction and other junction with Blessington Road. corridor – the Kildare line; to works. It will serve the Tallaght allow a significant increase in A map showing the extent of the Institute of Technology, passenger capacity. KRP upgrade on the Kildare line The Square and Tallaght town The KRP will be achieved is shown on page 29. centre. The line and stops through increasing the number would be located in the middle of tracks from two to four Metro West of Belgard Road at this point. along the route from Park Metro West, proposed by the A stop and P+R facility is West / Cherry Orchard to west Railway Procurement Agency, proposed at Newlands, midway of Hazelhatch, providing two will provide a light rail between Newlands Cross and dedicated lines for commuter orbital link around Dublin, teh Cookstown Road. The services and two dedicate lines linking Dublin Airport and line continues om through for Intercity and regional the proposed Metro North, to Clondalkin, Lucan across the services. Other major works the north; and Tallaght, to Metro North line and Dublin covered by the KRP include the south. There are proposed Airport the replacement or alteration interchanges between Metro Source: National Roads Authority, September 2008 Red Cow junction Naas Road Development Framework 27 Sustainable Transport Strategy Introduction covered cycle storage at urban settlement is predicated A Sustainable Transport stations encouraging commuters on achieving a high level of Strategy has been developed by to travel to stations by accessibility by both public JMP, which aims to encourage bicycle. transport and non-motorised the transfer of existing • Providing a cycle network modes. The accessibility of car-based trips onto more that is designed to connect the development proposals sustainable travel modes, directly with a number of will therefore be paramount such that the released cycle routes in surrounding in promoting this site as a highway capacity could be made areas to encourage travel to sustainable development. available for the proposed other areas by bicycle. development at the Site. • Providing enhancements Developing the Mobility However, this modal transfer to the integrated transport Management Plan would have to be focussed on network by providing high Key targets and indicators for additional walking, cycling quality facilities that allow the mobility management plan and bus based trips, given the easy and efficient interchange have been derived to reflect existing and expected future between different public the trip rates established for capacity constraints of the transport modes. the zones in the Development Luas Red Line; and distance • Understanding the importance Framework. The development from the Site of mainline rail of integrated ticketing for density of each zone of the services. rail, metro and bus services masterplan is closely related The overall aspirations of to encourage increased usage to accessibility, which in the Development Framework of the public transport system turn determines the level transport strategy are to and helping to facilitate fast of parking to be provided. encourage sustainable travel and easy interchange between The design codes within within the area and mitigate modes. the Development Framework the transport impacts of • Providing commuters with support the introduction of any proposed development. reassurance when they are the mobility management plan By making the Development walking to and from the measures. Framework area more conducive public transport stations by Mode split targets have been to travel by walking, cycling giving the information they derived for each land use and public transport a sense need at each decision point. and accessibility level. of community can be developed, The information should be These targets relate to such that the area becomes an comprehensive without being all transport improvements attractive place. confusing. outlined within the strategy • Creating a new bus network being implemented, full Measures through the site which build out of the Development Sustainable Transport Strategy would comprise of diverting Framework to 2016 and measures include: and increasing headway on implementation of the mobility Providing suitable pedestrian existing bus routes as well as management measures outlined and walking facilities development of potential new below.