Call for information on Delgany scheme
CLLR Derek Mitchell asked for information about what progress has been made with the planned Delgany village accessibility scheme.
He said that this has been done for 10 years, and members had passed a Part 8 for the scheme.
‘It seems that it’s got lost,’ he said. He said that other schemes without as much progress have been listed for capital projects.
Cllr Mitchell said that he would like to see a plan.
He said that he has tried to get information about the scheme but received no response.
‘Some of the things mentioned in the capital investment plan were nearly dreams,’ said Cllr Mitchell.
‘ This has gone as far as Part 8 and where is it? Why isn’t someone doing a detailed design.’
District engineer Ruairi O’Hanlon .said that the matter had previously been referred to the roads section.
‘It’s been two months and nothing,’ said Cllr Mitchell. ‘Can someone get on to the chief executive?’
Members approved the Part 8 in February of this year.
At that time, the members heard that it will take 18 months at the very least to get the scheme up and running, with funding yet to be secured.
Members heard in February of this year that the scheme would progress to detailed design.
The area in question is along the R762, which is the main route into Delgany off the N11, and runs from the Bellevue Hill junction through the village and on to the Killincarrig roundabout.
A road user audit carried out by the council in 2012 identified a number of road safety and accessibility items to be addressed within the village.
The report made a number of recommendations which were considered and incorporated where possible as part of the design of the current scheme.
The improvements include footpath build-outs, reduced corner radii at the mouth of the Glen Road/Bellevue Hill junction, and a raised table across the junction to reduce vehicle speeds.
The plan includes provision of a new disabled person’s parking bay, trees and bicycle stands.
The junction at Convent Road will be improved by the provision of footpath build-outs and reduced corner radii at the mouth of the junction.
There will be road widening to provide pedestrian facilities from Convent Road around the bend to Priory Gate. This will require third-party lands to be acquired.
The existing off-road cycle track east of Elsinore junction will be removed, while planting will be maintained to improve visibility and signs located in the pedestrian footpaths relocated to a position outside of the pedestrian desire lines.
The existing ramped crossing to the east of the junction will be resurfaced and new tactile paving installed.
A shared surface for pedestrians and cyclists is proposed from Delgany National School to Delgany Wood Avenue junction, allowing access to the school from the residential estate.
A new verge with landscaping is proposed between the shared surface and the edge of the carriageway.
A raised table is proposed over the junction of Church Road/Delgany Wood Avenue.
Footpath build-outs and reduced corner radii are proposed at the junction to improve crossing facilities and reduce vehicle approach speeds.
Segregated cycling facilities will continue on Church Road, up to the roundabout at Killincarrig.
It is proposed that the cycle facilities will tie into shared surfaces for pedestrians and cyclists the existing footpaths and travel on shared space around the roundabout.
On the south side of the road, cyclists will be ramped down from the shared surface to the eastbound cycle track.
Raised entry treatments, tactile paving and reduced corner radii are proposed at side road junctions along the road to provide improved pedestrian crossing facilities and reduce vehicle speeds at the junctions.