I welcome the announcement today that €75,000 in funding has been given by the National Transport Authority for traffic lights and other road safety improvements at the junction of the (R104) St. Margaret’s Road and the Jamestown Road.
The issue of speeding on this stretch of road from the Charlestown Shopping Centre to Ikea is well known to local residents and it has resulted in some serious accidents in recent months.
This is why before Christmas I asked Fingal County Council to carry out a speed survey of cars on the road and assess any extra safety measures needed.
The speed survey report recommended a number of improvements including putting in traffic lights and pedestrian crossing points at the junction of the R104 St. Margaret’s Road and the Jamestown Road.
Fingal County Council then applied to the National Transport Authority to fund the works and I wrote in support of this application as well as raising it with the Minister of State with special responsibility for Public and Commuter Transport.
Thankfully this funding has now been approved and it will allow these works to being in the very near future to benefit residents in the Charlestown, Meakstown and Hampton Wood areas.
This funding comes as part of €11.7 million in transport funding for the Greater Dublin area in which Fingal will benefit from projects worth €1.4 million and Dublin City Council will benefit from €4.1 million of funding. The funding to the City Council includes €2 million for road surfacing improvements while will be welcomed by motorists across the city.
I will be following up this announcement with Fingal County Council and Dublin City Council to ensure these projects are started as quickly as possible.
If you would like more information on these plans or if you have concerns about other roads or junctions in the area, please call me on 01 618 3280 or email john.lyons@oir.ie
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