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Kildare County Council Transportation Department & Athy Town Council

Planning and Development Act 2000 (Part XI) Planning and Development Regulations 2001(Part 8) Planning and Development Regulations 2006 (Reg 17)

Statement to accompany

Athy Traffic Management Plan

Sonya Kavanagh Acting Director of Services for Transportation, Kildare County Council, Áras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Naas, Co. Kildare. ATHY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN PART 8 DOCUMENT

Background

In spring 2005 the Integrated Framework Plan for Land Use and Transportation (IFPLUTS) for the study area of Athy were completed. The transport recommendations from the IFPLUTS formed the basis for this Traffic Management Plan (TMP) and, in overall terms, the requirement of the TMP was to review and refine the IFPLUTS recommendations and develop specific preliminary traffic management design recommendations.

Study Area

The study area of the Athy TMP covers the area recognised as the town centre core. This area is defined as the area bounded by Stanhope Place in the North, Church Road to the South, Geraldine Road to the East and Fortbarrington Road to the West. In developing the recommendations for this Study Area due cognisance was taken of existing and future development proposals in the wider Athy area. In addition the study focussed on access to the key transport infrastructure at the Railway Station and future road proposals.

Scope of Project

Specifically, the TMP focused on the following transport issues in the town centre

 Traffic Flow Management  Pedestrians, Cyclists and People with disabilities  Car Parking  HGV Management  Access to the Rail Station  Access to the proposed road network  Access to Schools  Bus Services

List of Drawings

The lists of drawings which form part of the Part 8 Consultation process are:

TMD-PD-01 Cover Sheet GEN-001 General Extents TMD-001 William Street – Duke Street. TMD-002 Convent Lane – Leinster Street TMD-003 Leinster Street – N78 Dublin Road

Athy Traffic Management Plan - 2 - Part VIII Planning Application Submissions

Submissions or observations with respect to the proposed development, dealing with the proper planning and development of the area in which the proposed development would be situated may be made in writing to:

Senior Executive Officer, Transportation & Public Safety, Kildare County Council, Aras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Naas, County Kildare.

On or before 12:00 noon on Friday 19 th of February 2010

Submissions to be headed

“Athy Traffic Management Plan”

All comments, including names and addresses of those making comments, submitted to the Council in regard to this development will form part of the statutorily required report to be presented to the monthly meeting of Kildare County Council. Accordingly they will also be included in the minutes of that meeting and may appear in the public domain.

Athy Traffic Management Plan - 3 - Part VIII Planning Application