Eugene Regan (FG) - MRR story from Nov. 2005

Monkstown Ring Road Eugene Regan (FG)

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Thursday, 10 November 2005

“The Monkstown Ring Road will not involve any interference with Monkstown Avenue or other roads in the Monkstown Area despite recent claims.”
This was stated by Local Councillor Eugene Regan (FG), who raised the matter at a recent meeting in the Council.


Mr. Regan stated that “there have been widely inaccurate claims about the impact of the Monkstown Ring Road in the Monkstown area which need to be refuted.


Suggestions have been made that the Monkstown Ring Road would involve the cutting down of trees, the demolition of houses and the widening of the road at Monkstown Avenue.
These suggestions are unfounded,” Mr. Regan added.


Mr. Regan pointed out that “with a view to securing written confirmation of the position I put down some very specific questions to the County Manager on this matter at the last meeting of the Dun Laoghaire Area Committee of the Council.


In reply to these questions the Manager has confirmed that while there is an expected increase in traffic volume (16%), there is no impact on the structure of Monkstown Avenue and no intention on the part of the Council to widen the road, to cut down any tress or knock down any houses”.


Mr. Regan stated that the Manager confirmed that “the only work envisaged directly affecting Monkstown Avenue in the future, is the Development Plan objective of providing a cycleway on it. The cycleway is not proposed as part of the Monkstown Ring Road but has been included as a possible scheme in the 2006 Budget Estimates, ” Mr. Regan added.


Mr. Regan pointed out that “the Monkstown Ring Road was designed in 1972 to link Stillorgan and Dun Laoghaire via Stillorgan Park, cutting across Carysfort Avenue and Newtown Park Avenue, to a new roundabout at Deansgrange Road.


The extent of the proposed Monkstown Ring Road Scheme finishes on the Link Road close to the junction with Deansgrange Road.


No works east of this point are proposed under this project.
Accordingly the Ring Road does not involve any works on Monkstown Avenue, Mr. Regan added.