Council calls for public input into proposed Naas Inner Relief Road
Kildare Co Council is looking for submissions on the new controversial Naas Inner Relief Road over the next two weeks.
A large public meeting in the Osprey Hotel last week heard strong opposition to the project which many residents claimed will reduce property values and cause noise and air pollution.
A majority of local councillors who attended the event said they were against the development.
On Tuesday, 16th April, 2019 the new road scheme will be presented to Naas District Councillors for approval.
The Council said that the benefits of the new project included:
- Securing a safer road network for this and future generations.
- Providing safer roads and less congestion
- Reducing traffic levels and congestion on the Main Street, Dublin Road, Tipper Road and at Blessington Road/Dublin Road Junction
- Providing easier access to the schools and Naas Hospital
- Offer an alternative route linking the southern part of Naas to the Dublin Road and northern part of the town, including Monread
- Support Smarter travel objectives by providing a safe new road link for pedestrians, cyclists and buses within the town networks
- Generate positive economic benefits to businesses and you the residents of Naas.
Kildare County Council said it has has secured funding for this project which has been approved from Central Government and the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government under the REBUILDING IRELAND Programme.
There is a 12 month time limit by which the project must be listed for starting.
Failing to meet the deadline means that funding will be lost.
In 2006, this Scheme acquired a Part 8 Planning Approval but due to public finance constraints has only now become a potential reality. The project itself has a construction time frame of 24 months.
To minimise increasing traffic congestion and long delays it is imperative that this opportunity of Central Government funding is taken up now.
Submissions or observations with respect to the proposed development MUST BE MADE online at: http://kildare.ie/countycouncil/PublicConsultations-Part8Schemes/roadsandtransportation/ index.html
or in writing to: Senior Executive Officer, Roads Transportation and Public Safety Department, Kildare County Council, Áras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Naas, Co. Kildare, W91 X77F on or before Wednesday 10th April 2019.
Submissions by email or fax will not be accepted. Late submissions will not be accepted.
Submissions should be headed: “Proposed Development of the Naas Inner Relief Road. at Naas, Co Kildare” Planning Reference P82019-07.