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South Dublin County Council N7 Newlands Cross Upgrade Environmental Impact Statement Arup Consulting Engineers Businesses located on the north side of the N7 in the vicinity of the current junction benefit from their familiarity to the large number of people driving along this major road. For instance, several car dealers are located between the junction and the Red Cow, and other businesses such as restaurants and service stations would be known to people who regularly use the road for commuting or other journeys. There is a only small degree of spontaneous passing trade as access can be awkward given the frequent need to cross busy lanes of traffic. In addition, to assist the efficient performance of the Quality Bus Corridor (QBC), access to the service road by private vehicles has recently been further limited. Three dedicated access and egress points have been introduced along its length. These points have been separated by rising bollards which lower automatically for buses but prevent private vehicles travelling along the length of the service road. Do-Something Option The reduced congestion permitted by the interchange will benefit businesses using the N7. Local businesses in Clondalkin and Belgard will also benefit to only a slightly lesser degree by virtue of the residual impact of the traffic lights, albeit with a shorter light sequence. The overall impact will be significant positive. In the immediate vicinity of the interchange, Newlands Golf Club would benefit from the easier access, particularly as regards the needs of visiting players. The hotel here would benefit in that the improved accessibility would make it more attractive as a place to stay, although some rooms facing onto the N7 could have an inferior environment. Some businesses in the immediate vicinity of the interchange would be adversely affected by loss of familiarity, delays in access and changes in egress, and some loss of passing trade. The first of these impacts applies mainly to car dealers in the vicinity of the Fonthill Road exit and arises because N7 drivers would have less opportunity to become familiar with roadside businesses due to the transference of traffic overhead. Access to other businesses car dealers, a truck wash, a service station, an adjacent hotel, and a restaurant would be maintained from the start of the overpass and across the end of Fonthill Road, but would involve risk of delay at traffic lights with Fonthill Road. This represents a mostly slight adverse impact over the access at three points described in the do-minimum scenario above. Egress from the service road would be at one egress point west of St Bridget’s Cottages. Service road users would exit to the N7 at this location or if emerging from a property east of this exit to the N7, or would continue towards the Monastery Road access to the N7. This does not provide a significantly adverse egress arrangement over those described in the do-minimum situation above. Construction During construction, noise and visual intrusion would have an adverse impact on trade for the restaurant and, possibly, for Bewley’s Hotel. This could be mitigated by considerate timing of noisy operations in the environs of these businesses. Signage would also be necessary to assure motorists that all businesses remain open and accessible. It is anticipated that the golf club will suffer a loss of green fee revenue while the temporary landtake is in place. 13.2.3.5 Interactions with Physical Impacts There are interactions between changes in air quality and noise and the amenity of local residents. Some properties could also be affected by visual intrusion. There are interrelations too with traffic projections in relation to local journey times and amenity for vehicle, cyclist and pedestrian traffic not using Newlands Cross, i.e. in vicinity of Fonthill Road. December 2007 Page 213
South Dublin County Council N7 Newlands Cross Upgrade Environmental Impact Statement Arup Consulting Engineers 13.2.3.6 Cumulative Impacts Cumulative impacts would follow in that improved traffic flow through Newlands Cross would cause traffic to continue to accumulate at the Red Cow Interchange. However, improvements are currently being made to both the Red Cow Interchange and the M50 which will reduce this prospect and complement the improved accessibility provided by the scheme. Completion of a continuous Outer Ring Road one kilometre to the west will complement improved traffic flow along the Belgard / Fonthill Road (R113). 13.2.4 Mitigation • Provide signalised pedestrian crossings on both sides of the interchange. • Provide wide pavements below overpass and other environmental mitigation, e.g. lighting, pleasant surroundings to discourage sense of enclosure or problems of graffiti. • Provide sufficient width for cyclists with designated cycle waiting space on R113 ahead of traffic stop line. Preferably, a short section of the road surface at the interchange itself should be designated (painted) for right turns by cyclists. • Provide visual and noise screening for properties on Newlands Road that would be affected by visual or noise intrusion from the overpass. • Provide access and “services” signage for all businesses located on north side of Naas Road in the vicinity of the interchange. • Provide appropriate signage and continued access (with minimal delay) during construction for these same enterprises. • During Construction, a high wire fence incorporating netting can be placed on the northern boundary of the works, along the length of the 7 th hole to avoid errant golf balls straying onto the N7. It should further be noted that it is feasible to construct a new green at hole no. 6 to move it further away from the works. The resulting loss of length on the hole can be mitigated by building a new tee further back. In addition it is feasible for hole no. 7 to be played as a par three hole of c. 170 yards during the period of construction. • During Operation, to mitigate for the loss of trees and their amenity, a 2m high stone faced concrete boundary wall, in addition to mounding and extensive tree planting, will be provided along the entire northern boundary of Newland’s Golf Course. The high wire fence can be moved from the temporary boundary to the permanent boundary before the club reopens hole no. 7. The wall and bunding provision and the use of low noise road surfacing will result in noise levels no greater than current levels at the course and screen views of the new structure from the course. • The Tee Box for Hole No. 7 can be realigned to ensure it plays during Operation, as it does in the existing situation. 13.2.5 Residual Impacts At Newlands Cross Golf Course, with the proposed mitigation measures in place, the Scheme will not have any significant detrimental effects on the playing of the course or it’s amenity. December 2007 Page 214
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