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New Roads - External.
These may conveniently be divided into:
(a) Outer rings, North and South;
(b) New radials towards Dublin;
(c) New roads to serve Dun Laoghaire.
(a) Northerly Ring Roads
1. Griffith Avenue and its continuation connecting Fairview with the Phoenix Park at a radius of 2¼ miles from the final city centre in front of Christ Church.
2. Collins Avenue and its continuation, connecting Killester and Ashtown, via Finglas, at a 3 mile radius.
3. Outer ring connecting Dollymount Avenue and Finglas North at a 3½ mile radius.
Southerly Ring Roads
1. Connecting Nutley Avenue with Chapelizod via Rathfarnham at a 3 mile radius.
2. Connecting Mount Merrion (Foster Avenue) via Dundrum and Templeogue to the Naas Road at Fox and Geese.
3. Outer ring. Scenic route in green belt connecting Stradbrook via Stillorgan, Marley, Ballyboden to Tallaght Road.
(b) Northern Radials
Connecting Griffith Avenue, at Glasnevin, with outer ring midway between Ballymun and the Ashbourne Road.
Southerly Radial.
1. Route along canal from Marrowbone Lane to Naas Road at Blackhorse Bridge.
2. A small run from Newtown Little to Churchtown Road.
(c) New Roads to Serve Dun Laoghaire.
1. The existing coastal road towards Dun Laoghaire passes through a bottleneck at Blackrock and there exists no alternative road further inland which would link with the Stillorgan Road. We propose that a "protected" road be formed approximately along the line illustrated to connect with the Stillorgan Road at the Mount Merrion Estate and leading to the Western end of Monkstown Avenue. Such a road would open up a very large area for development although access to the road itself would be limited to specified points. This road, taken in conjunction with improvements at Mounttown Road, would provide a quicker and better means of communication between Dublin and Dun Laoghaire.
2. Access from the South-East coast to Dun Laoghaire and Dalkey is at present restricted to tortuous but highly picturesque narrow roads running through Killiney and Ballybrack. We consider that the character of the district would best be preserved, and better access provided, by the formation of the following new roads:
(a) A protected road from the "Big Tree" at Loughlinstown to connect with Rochestown Avenue near Beechwood;
(b) Roads connecting with the above at Beeehwood and continuing to meet the South end of Albert Road, and also to meet the Sallynoggin-Glenageary cross roads.
It is not proposed that the roads need necessarily be in straight lines, as shown diagramatically on the plan, but that suitable through connections be established between the points indicated. This would be carried out gradually by appropriate land reservation incorporated in approved layouts. The road making, on the part of those developing the land, being of course limited to that required by law for the scheme in connection with which the roads are required.
For new radial routes and the Dublin-Dun Laoghaire road specified under (c) 1., we propose the adoption of a standard width of 120-feet overall This to include a central, or dual, carriageway, flanked on either side by grass margins, with five-foot paths outside the grass margins, (i.e., 110-feet apart). This would allow of 16-foot service roads adjacent to the paths which could either be built first or inserted later.
For new ring roads we propose the same layout but the margins would be reduced sufficiently to bring the total width to 90-feet.
The Town Planning Committee comments as follows:- The principal feature of the Sketch Development Road Plan is the opening up of two main arterial roads-one from the North-West connecting the Cabra area, which is at present being extensively developed as a Corporation housing area and by private owners, with the central city road scheme. A corresponding route is projected on the South-West linking the Crumlin housing area with Christchurch. This latter route, while giving a direct connection, would go through the site of the proposed Donore Avenue fiat dwelling scheme, and also through portion of the existing Tenters' Fields Scheme. The City Engineer suggested an alternative route along a widened Cork Street to Ardee Street, whence it would cut through an area of decaying property to the junction of Patrick Street and New Street. While this route would not constitute a direct radial connection, as does that of the Consultants, it would be much more easily constructed, in suitable stages, and at less cost. For these reasons the Town Planning Committee considers it should be preferred to the direct radial suggested.
The Town Planning Committee also recommends that the East-West road suggested by the Consultants to run from Misery Hill via Townsend Street, Fleet Street, and Cook Street to James's Street should be continued to Watling Street. The Town Planning Committee recommends that the suggested external road in the County area from Mount Merrion via Dundrum, Wilbrook, and Templeogue to the Naas Road be extended to link up with the Lucan Road. It also thinks it unnecessary to include the proposed radial road in the County area at Johnstown, North, between the outer ring roads proposed, as it would not connect up with any existing County Road. The proposal of the Consultants in regard to the long-distance omnibus station at Aston's Quay has, in fact, been disposed of by the adoption by the City Council of a proposal that a temporary 'bus station be placed in Smithfield.
In regard to car parks the Town Planning Committee recommend that in the various sites in the central city suggested by the Consaltants for this purpose, the Housing Section should acquire under their powers the existing houses on these sites before detenanting and then leave the sites for use as car-parks. The Town Planning Committee recommend that the proposed site for a car-park at Jervis Street should be reconsidered as it is too near the hospital. The suggested site for a car-park at Church Street, rere St. Michan's house, might interfere with the completion of the Corporation housing scheme in that area. These suggested car-parks might also have underground accommodation, which could be used in times of emergency as air raid shelters. The Town Planning Committee further consider that it would be better policy to deal with the provision of car-parks under the provisions of the Road Traffic Act, 1933, rather than under the Town Planning Acts. If the General Purposes Committee approve of the suggested sites for car-parks, then subsequent action could be taken under the Road Traffic Act and these proposals omitted from the draft planning scheme. (Town Planning Committee).
