Route 12

Features

• Commences at Grange Road/Nutgrove Avenue junction with 2-way bus, general traffic and cycle lanes until Castleside Drive junction.
• Off-line cycle lane through St Mary's Avenue, Springfield Ave, Dodder Greenway, Rathdown Park. 
• 2-way bus and general traffic lane along Rathfarnham Rd to Bushy Park Road junction. 
• Online cycle facilities continue from this junction and progress inbound via Terenure Road North.
• 2 way bus/ traffic and cycle lanes from Bushy parlk road junction to Terenure Cross Roads.  
• Short section of 30KPH shared surface at at western end of Terenure Rd East developing into 2-way bus and traffic lanes to Rathgar village. 
• Rathgar Road is one-way inbound for general traffic with 2-way bus lanes. 
• In Rathmines, inbound traffic is directed via Castlewood Ave.
• Rathmines village is 30KPH with shared surface.
• Bus gate at Miiltary Rd and no inbound/outbound general traffic through this point.
• 2 bus lanes in the main from Military Road through to Wexford/Aungier St Junction.
• General traffic outbound only on Richmond Hill, Wexford Street and most of Camden Street.
• Shared 2-way Bus/general traffic lanes plus bicycle lanes on Aungier Street.

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Implications of Route 12

• Significant road widening.
• Significant land acquisition  from properties on Grange Road, Rathfarnham Road, Terenure Road East.
• Generation of rat-runs and congestion due to traffic rerouting.
• Safety issues for residents entering and exiting their own properties on wide carriageways, especially if forced to reverse out due to land acquisition
• Significant change in character and historical fabric of area.
• Loss of on-street car parking and loading areas.
• Loss of pavement width.
• Loss of gardens, driveways, trees, walls.

• Loss of amenity of village
• Threat to viability of local businesses
• Impact on property value
• Only route to city centre will be via Castlewood ssassvenue or or via Harold's Cross