N69 Kilcornan Traffic Calming Scheme Part VIII Particulars
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N69 Kilcornan Traffic Calming Scheme Part VIII Particulars PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 (As Amended) PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, (As Amended) Report prepared pursuant to the requirements of Part 8, Artocle 81 of the Planning and Development Regulations, 2001(As Amended) January 2019 Limerick City and County Council Project Title: N69 Kilcornan Traffic Calming Report Number: RS-19-59-002_Rev A Document Title: Part VIII Particulars Date: 29th January 2019 Issue: Part 8 Prepared By: Print Ciara Power Sign _____________________________ Checked By: Print Trevor McKechnie Sign _____________________________ Authorised By: Print Hugh McGrath Sign _____________________________ Table of Contents Contents 1. General Introduction & Scheme Location .......................................................................... 1 2. Background ................................................................................................................................ 1 3. Planning ....................................................................................................................................... 2 4. Nature and Extent of the Scheme ......................................................................................... 2 5. County Development Plan ...................................................................................................... 4 6. The Environment ....................................................................................................................... 4 7. Temporary Traffic Management ........................................................................................... 5 Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C LIMERICK CITY & COUNTY COUNCIL N69 KILCORNAN TRAFFIC CALMING SCHEME OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE 1. General Introduction & Scheme Location Limerick City & County Council proposes to construct improvement works on the N69 National Secondary Road at Kilcornan. (Figure 1.0 shows the site location and scheme extents). Figure 1.0 – Site Location This report defines the need for the Scheme, the scheme objectives and provides a general description of the proposed improvement works. It has been prepared for inclusion with the documentation made available for public inspection by Limerick City & County Council under Part 8 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (As Amended). 2. Background Limerick City & County Council is progressing the N69 Kilcornan Traffic Calming Scheme. Engineering Consultants are required in order to progress this scheme through detailed design, procurement of contractors, construction and handover. Consent for the works is being sought under the Planning and Development Acts 2000 (As amended), and public consultation on the scheme is taking place pursuant to Part 8 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (As Amended). January 2019 Part VIII Particulars Page 1 RS-19-59-002_Rev A LIMERICK CITY & COUNTY COUNCIL N69 KILCORNAN TRAFFIC CALMING SCHEME OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE 3. Planning As prescribed in the regulations, Limerick City & County Council has placed a site notice at the proposed scheme and advertised the proposed scheme in a local newspaper. A copy of the Part 8 Notice is included in Appendix A of this Report. Plans and particulars of the proposed scheme will be available for inspection during normal office hours or purchase at a few not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Limerick City and County Council, Dooradoyle Road, Dooradoyle, Limerick, Limerick City and County Council, Corporate Headquarters, Merchants Quay, Limerick, V94 EH90 and Limerick City & County Council, Rathkeale Area Office, Áras Seán Finn, New Line Road, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick from Thursday 31st January 2019 to Friday 1st of March 2019. Submissions or observations with respect to the proposed development dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area may be made in writing to Limerick City and County Council, Planning and Environmental Services, Dooradoyle Road, Dooradoyle, Limerick V94 WV78 on or before 4.30pm on Monday 19th March 2019. Submissions should be clearly marked: “N69 Kilcornan Traffic Calming Scheme” 4. Nature and Extent of the Scheme The scheme is located on the N69 Limerick/Kerry National Secondary Road within the townlands of Killeen, Ballyvogue, Cowpark, Curraghchase North and Boherboy. The scheme extends from the L6125/L69009 junction (western end) to the culvert immediately east of the L6135-143 Curraghchase Road (eastern end), over an approximate distance of 750 m. The characteristics of the existing road are: - It is a single carriageway without hard shoulders or hard strips - The speed limit is 60km/h through the village of Kilcornan, from the townlands of Boherboy to Ballyvogue. - There are narrow verges in places abutting the carriageway. January 2019 Tender Assessment Report RS-19-59-001_Rev A Page 2 Engineering Consultancy Services LIMERICK CITY & COUNTY COUNCIL N69 KILCORNAN TRAFFIC CALMING SCHEME OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE Development has taken place along the roadsides, particularly on the south side of the carriageway. The development comprises single detached houses, a primary school, community facilities, playing pitches, a grotto and Curraghchase Park. On the northern side of the carriageway the adjacent land use is predominantly agricultural land. The inadequacies of the existing road are: - There are no facilities for pedestrians to access the community facilities, including but not limited to the school and pitches; - In January 2018, as part of the Foynes to Limerick Road Improvement Scheme traffic surveys were completed on the N69. One survey location was in the village of Kilcornan, it deduced that the 85th percentile speed within the speed limit zone is 85 km/h, 25km/h higher than the posted limit. - There is no drainage network in place. A preliminary design has been developed and its principal characteristics are: - Resurfacing of the road within the scheme extents; - Narrowing of carriageway to 6.5m wide; - Provision of a kerbed footpath along the southern side of the road between L6125/L69009 junction (western end) to the L6135-143 Curraghchase Road (eastern end); - Provision of public lighting, kerbing and a verge on the northern side of the road between L6125/L69009 junction (western end) to the L6135-143 Curraghchase Road (eastern end); - Installation of gateway signage at either end of the scheme to reduce approach speeds; - Installation of road drainage infrastructure; The nature and extent of the proposed scheme is shown on the following drawings which are included in Appendix B of this Report. Drawing no. Drawing Title RS-19-63-01-0001 Scheme Overview & Project Location Map RS-19-63-01-0002 Site Layout Plan (Sheet 1 & 2 of 4) RS-19-63-01-0003 Site Layout Plan (Sheet 3 & 4 of 4) RS-19-63-01-0004 Cross Sections & Gateway Signage Location Map January 2019 Tender Assessment Report RS-19-59-001_Rev A Page 3 Engineering Consultancy Services LIMERICK CITY & COUNTY COUNCIL N69 KILCORNAN TRAFFIC CALMING SCHEME OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE 5. County Development Plan The Limerick County Development Plan 2010-2016 (As extended) is the current development plan for County Limerick. Chapter 6 of The Plan addresses Community and Recreation, specifically Objective COM 05: Accessibility for the Wider Community; “It is the Council’s objective to: a) Seek the provision of appropriate, inclusive and accessible, safe amenity, recreational open space and community facilities that are available for all sectors of the community, both urban and rural at a convenient distance from their homes and places of work. b) Ensure that community facilities, recreation, play and leisure facilities are fully accessible to all users and are compliant with current legislative requirements”. 6. The Environment Appropriate Assessment Screening: Appropriate Assessment Screening of the proposed scheme was carried out by Limerick City & County Council in accordance with Article 6(3) or the EU Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC). The assessment identified two sites located close to the proposed scheme: - Curraghchase Special Area of Conservation - Askeaton Fen Complex Special Area of Conservation The assessment notes that due to the current scale of works that progression to full appropriate assessment is not necessary, for the following reasons; - No works will take place at any lesser horseshoe bat roost. There will be no changes in conditions at these locations where bats are most vulnerable. - Both bat surveys and literature indicate that the Lesser Horseshoe bat forages in woodland and not in open spaces which are beside the N69. This means that the barrier effects of the works will not be significant as the bats not use the location. Structures to the north of the N69 were checked to see if they could be used by the bats. They were unsuitable meaning there was no attraction for bats across the road and that any further roosts to the north of the N69 in the area of the proposed scheme were unlikely. January 2019 Tender Assessment Report RS-19-59-001_Rev A Page 4 Engineering Consultancy Services LIMERICK CITY & COUNTY COUNCIL N69 KILCORNAN TRAFFIC CALMING SCHEME OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE - There is the possibility of leakage of pollutants from the roadway during both the construction and operational phases. No such leakages were observed during repeated site visits. The main risk to the integrity of the Askeaton fen Complex in the site synopsis (NPWS 2014, p.2) cite “new drainage or the deepening