Call to upgrade junctions in Clane, County Kildare

A Kildare County Councillor has highlighted the issues of traffic flows around the Sallins Bypass.

The matter was discussed at the latest Clane-Maynooth Municipal District meeting, which was held on Friday, February 2 last.

Specifically, Independent Cllr Pádraig McEvoy put forward the following motion to Kildare County Council (KCC): "That, with the Rural Junctions Project underway, the council assess the performance of the L2002 Millicent Road junction with the R407 at Bodenstown to address issues of movement towards the Sallins Bypass."

KCC replied to Cllr McEvoy's motion via the following report at the meeting: "KCC is currently working on the first 10 junctions countywide with consultants now appointed, and design options for each junction currently being worked on.

"Once those completed designs are available, KCC can determine the workload involved in the implementation of the various junction improvements, which will likely range from Low-Cost Safety Improvement to CPO / Detailed Consent.

"In some cases, Department of Transport (DoT) funding will need to be sought."

Independent Cllr Pádraig McEvoy.

KCC continued: "Once that work is done, the council will be seeking advice from the DoT Support office in determining the next tranche of junctions to be considered.

"These will be evidence-based Locations of Interest, as determined by the Regional Road Network Safety Analysis.

"At that time, KCC will consult with the Municipal Districts to determine other junctions of concern that might warrant inclusion."

KCC concluded: "It is likely, given capital programme pressures, that the next tranche will consist of five additional junctions countywide."