asked the Minister for Local Government when the planned extension of clearways in Dublin will take place; what thoroughfares will be involved; and whether there are any other plans, including improvements of roadways and the provision of carparks, to meet the problems presented by growing vehicle traffic in the city.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Dublin City Clearways.
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I understand that proposals for the extension of the system of clearways in Dublin to a number of routes will be submitted to me fairly shortly, by way of temporary rules made by the Commissioner of the Garda Síochána subject to my consent. It is premature as yet to indicate the routes being considered or to indicate an exact date for their coming into operation.
Looking in a general way at the problems presented by increasing traffic in Dublin city, it is clear that in the short-term the most effective measures will result from the maximum use of modern traffic management techniques in order to get the optimum use from the existing street system; indeed such measures will always play a significant part in dealing with the traffic problems of a city like Dublin. A number of interests are involved in the preparation and operation of traffic management measures and to ensure co-ordination a standing committee representing these interests keeps all proposals to improve traffic flow in the city under constant review. Proposals being implemented or considered include, in addition to the extension of the clearway system to all radial routes, extensions and modifications of oneway street systems, the provision of integrated systems of traffic signals in the central city area, the provision of further off-street parking facilities, and the introduction of new forms of parking control.
A long-term solution, based on the provision of a modern, efficient street network, must largely await the completion and consideration of studies at present on hands and the settlement by the corporation of their planning objectives in their development plan. In the meantime a limited number of useful street reconstructions and improvements are in hands or planned.