Newlands Cross Upgrade EIS - European Investment Bank

More documents

Recommendations

Info

South Dublin County Council N7 Newlands Cross Upgrade Environmental Impact Statement Arup Consulting Engineers Transport Publication Design Manual for Roads and Bridges Volume 11 (DMRB et. al. 1993, updated 2000) 17 . 3.12.2.1.1 Treatment of Impacts Impacts can be Positive, Negative or Neutral. Their significance is assigned as Imperceptible, Slight, Moderate, Significant and Profound. Significance depends, among other considerations, on the nature of the environment affected, the duration of an impact, and the probability of its occurrence. It often follows that impacts of a socio-economic nature are a function of: a) the scale of the impact itself, b) the numbers of people likely to be affected, and c) the impact on vulnerable or sensitive groups. A study of socio-economic impacts generally addresses impacts at the community level rather than for individuals or identifiable properties. Impacts are presented as they would affect the most affected subset of the population, although clarification is provided in the text as to the absolute numbers affected. The assessment of impacts at a local level has focused on the communities adjacent to, or in the general environs of, the Scheme. Particular emphasis has been given to the impacts on local vehicle journeys, pedestrians, cyclists and local residents in terms of the following four headings: Journey characteristics: an assessment of the impact of the proposed route on journey time, journey time reliability and travel patterns. Community severance: an assessment of the impact of the proposed route with regard to community severance, including impacts on the use of community facilities, particularly those used by older people, children or other vulnerable groups. The category includes both new severance and relief from existing severance. Amenity: An assessment of the impact on journey amenity arising from traffic conditions and people’s exposure to traffic (i.e. safety, noise, dirt, air quality). The category also includes impacts on sites used for amenity purposes and general impacts on local quality of life. Economic impacts: an evaluation of the proposed interchange in the context of economic prospects and employment. 3.12.2.1.2 Journey Characteristics New roads have an inevitable effect on local journey patterns, length and duration for vehicle journeys, journeys by public transport, bicycle and for pedestrians. Each is discussed in turn in the report. Assessment of journey patterns, length and duration is inevitably dependent on precisely where an individual journey originates and ends, when it is undertaken (e.g. within or outside peak hours) and by whom it is undertaken, e.g. vulnerable groups. Impacts have been assessed in accordance with the significance criteria outlined in Table 3.14, with positive impacts resulting from a decrease, and negative impacts resulting from an increase in journey length or duration. December 2007 Page 51
South Dublin County Council N7 Newlands Cross Upgrade Environmental Impact Statement Arup Consulting Engineers Table 3.14: Criteria used in the assessment of changes in Journey Length or Duration Impact level Significance criteria Imperceptible No appreciable change to present journeys, i.e.
Page 1 and 2:
Kildare County Council South Dublin
Page 4:
South Dublin County Council N7 Newl
Page 7 and 8:
Page 9 and 10:
Page 11 and 12:
Page 13 and 14:
Page 15 and 16:
Page 17 and 18:
Page 19 and 20:
Page 21 and 22:
Page 23 and 24:
Page 25 and 26:
Page 27 and 28:
Page 29 and 30:
Page 31 and 32:
Page 33 and 34:
Page 35 and 36:
Page 37 and 38: South Dublin County Council N7 Newl
Page 87: South Dublin County Council N7 Newl
Page 139 and 140:
Page 141 and 142:
Page 143 and 144:
Page 145 and 146:
Page 147 and 148:
Page 149 and 150:
Page 151 and 152:
Page 153 and 154:
Page 155 and 156:
Page 157 and 158:
Page 159 and 160:
Page 161 and 162:
Page 163 and 164:
Page 165 and 166:
Page 167 and 168:
Page 169 and 170:
Page 171 and 172:
Page 173 and 174:
Page 175 and 176:
Page 177 and 178:
Page 179 and 180:
Page 181 and 182:
Page 183 and 184:
Page 185 and 186:
Page 187 and 188:
Page 189 and 190:
Page 191 and 192:
Page 193 and 194:
Page 195 and 196:
Page 197 and 198:
Page 199 and 200:
Page 201 and 202:
Page 203 and 204:
Page 205 and 206:
Page 207 and 208:
Page 209 and 210:
Page 211 and 212:
Page 213 and 214:
Page 215 and 216:
Page 217 and 218:
Page 219 and 220:
Page 221 and 222:
Page 223 and 224:
Page 225 and 226:
Page 227 and 228:
Page 229 and 230:
Page 231 and 232:
Page 233 and 234:
Page 235 and 236:
Page 237 and 238:
Page 239 and 240:
Page 241 and 242:
Page 243 and 244:
Page 245 and 246:
Page 247 and 248:
Page 249 and 250:
Page 251 and 252:
Page 253 and 254:
Page 255 and 256:
Page 257 and 258:
Page 259 and 260:
Page 261 and 262:
Page 263 and 264:
Page 265 and 266:
Page 267 and 268:
Page 269 and 270:
Page 271 and 272:
Page 273 and 274:
Page 275 and 276:
Page 277 and 278:
Page 279 and 280:
Page 281 and 282:
Page 283 and 284:
Page 285 and 286:
Page 288:
PLATES
Page 292:
APPENDIX A5 - TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT
Page 295 and 296:
South Dublin County Council Newland
Page 297 and 298:
Page 299 and 300:
Page 301 and 302:
Page 304 and 305:
Page 306 and 307:
Page 308 and 309:
Page 310 and 311:
0 kilometres 2 Scale N.T.S Ordnance
Page 312 and 313:
Page 314 and 315:
Page 316 and 317:
Page 318 and 319:
Page 320 and 321:
Page 322:
APPENDIX A8 - NOISE AND VIBRATION
Page 326:
APPENDIX A9 - AIR QUALITY
Page 329 and 330:
Page 331 and 332:
Page 334:
APPENDIX A11 - ECOLOGY
Page 337 and 338:
Page 340:
APPENDIX A12 - ARCHAEOLOGY, ARCHITE
Page 343 and 344:
Page 345 and 346:
Page 347 and 348:
Page 349 and 350:
Page 351 and 352:
Page 353 and 354:
Page 355 and 356:
Page 357 and 358:
Page 360 and 361:
Page 362 and 363:
Page 364:
show all

Newlands Cross Upgrade EIS - European Investment Bank

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?