Reduction in Traffic Congestion in Rathcoole Crucial to Support growing population

SDCC are also planning a morning peak HGV ban in Rathcoole Village. This will be trialled in Q1 of 2019 also. “It is hoped that these measures will have a positive effect on traffic flow. The continuing rise in population combined with the construction of new housing will place subsequent pressure on the surrounding road network on the N7. Local residents are crying out for something to be done to alleviate the bottleneck that occurs every day in Rathcoole Village. “Failing to plan for growth or future demand on roads will undoubtedly weaken our local transport infrastructure and while I welcome this news from SDCC, I am continuing to raise the fact that a second Rathcoole Intersection on the N7 would help support the surrounding population of over 5,000 people, who commute to and from work in the Greater Dublin Area. Yet the Transport Minister, Shane Ross has not given one proposal that would address traffic congestion in Rathcoole and its suburbs and people are getting fed up with hours spent in traffic. I will continue to raise the issue of a second Rathcoole Intersection, concluded Deputy Curran.