It’s that time of year when the hedgerow from Killina NS to Hamilton Bridge needs a trim, and the council roads team have kindly obliged again. The road width becomes quite narrow if the hedges are allowed to grow, so this work is greatly appreciated. It makes the journey to and from school safer for…
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Following a meeting with the Gardaí at Downings Cross, our district engineer arranged to trial these raised markings which have just been installed on the approach roads. The plan is to complement this work with additional road signage in the coming weeks. The bends on the R409 can make it difficult to check for oncoming…
Another of my projects was completed recently at Killina National School with the installation of driver feedback signs on both approach roads to the school. This was one of the potential improvements we identified when I discussed road safety at the school last year with Principal Tyrrell, Mr. McLoughlinh from the Board of Management, and…
Under the July Stimulus package, funding was made available for improvements to transport infrastructure. Our district engineer applied for €100,000 for repairs to the R414 in Allenwood South & Lullymore. I have been informed by Minister Martin Heydon today that this funding has been approved by Government. This is in addition to over €200,000 that…
I’m glad to see full repairs done to the road and footpath at Ballintine, in time for the new school term. I reported the crumbling road surface and the flooded footpath in March last year. I appreciate the work of the Clane Maynooth MD roads section in recognising the importance of this link between Kilmeague…
At a recent council meeting I proposed that 40% of the commercial rates from landfill sites, like the one at Drehid, would be allocated towards road safety and improvement projects. The council deemed it to be an unworkable solution and so the fight to improve safety at Killina National School, the Skew Bridge, Allenwood Cross…
I was in Trinity Crescent today, to see my second discretionary project for 2020 being completed. The back lane in the middle of the estate serves over 30 houses and should be good for years to come now. Thanks to the District Engineer and his team for overseeing the project and to local road contractors…
Some welcome disruption in Allenwood South today as resurfacing works take place on Killina Bank and Nursery Road. I spoke today with Cllr. Daragh Fitzpatrick and Cllr. Brendan Weld, and we have agreed that Maher’s Well Road will be prioritised for repairs in the next programme of works, subject to the agreement of the area…
The schedule for the roadworks in Clane has been revised due to COVID-19 disruptions. The new schedule is now available at https://brendanwyse.ie/projects/clane-road-works-2020/ The schedule has been revised to an 8 week schedule with significant restrictions in place on the Prosperous Road in the final 4 weeks of the works.
Contracts have been awarded for repair works on the road from Ballyteague Stables to Ballyteague GAA and an 850 metre section of the Pluckerstown / Feighcullen Road in Ballyteague South. It is planned that a start would be made on one of these, if not both in the next few weeks. Again, these roads were…