Palmerstown Village

Palmerstown being one of the 9 traditional villages of South Dublin County Council was identified for the council’s Active Travel. The works involved in this contract were intended to improve Palmerstown Village and increase a modal shift at the community level.

Construction works commenced on 25th February 2015 and was completed on the 10th of June 2015.

The improved works for this scheme included;

North of Footbridge

• New concrete footpath in existing grass area to improve pedestrian permeability
• New tree pit to improve landscape features

Kennelsfort Road Lower

• Replacement of concrete footpath with paving slabs
• Drainage was provided to prevent local flooding issues by increasing the capacity of the network
• Ducting for public lighting
• New tree pits

Outside Clarkville’s Florist’s

• Replacement of concrete footpath with paving slabs
• New tree pits

Outside Bank at Lucan Road / Mill Lane junction

• Replacement of concrete footpath with paving slabs
• New tree pits

St. Fintan’s Terrace

• New parallel parking spaces and footpath with paving slabs
• Lining for parking spaces
• Drainage
• Ducting for public lighting

Manor Road

• A new plaza with paving slabs and landscape features
• New concrete island
• New car park resurfacing with road lining alignments
• New tree pits
• New public lightning of pathways often used by pedestrians and cyclists to access the village