Killincarrig Improvement Scheme A Go

Hasn’t changed a bit…

ith 25 submissions having been received through a non-statutory public consultation, the proposed Killincarrig Village Improvement Scheme has now been given the thumbs up by local councillors.

With concerns such as access to their properties, the removal of on-street parking and the safety of new cycling facilities through the town raised, these issues were addressed at the Greystones town council meeting this month.

Present was county engineer Michael Flynn, who stated that compromise is being sought on all the issues raised, which also include the positioning of pedestrian lights and green spaces that appeared to infringe on residents’ driveways.

There was also a call to reduce the speed limit through the village to 30kph, something Flynn felt would be part of forthcoming national legislation. And if not, he added, local councillors could agree to amend the speed limit separately with bye-laws.

In regard to the loss of parking spaces, Councillor Lourda Scott welcomed the news that Wicklow Council Council will be lifting the parking restrictions on Castlefield Terrace, with the potential for another 20 spaces “within a four-minute walk of the village centre”.

The PDF for the project brief is here, the AA screening report here, the EIA screening report here, the proposed junction and traffic layout here, the village geometry here and layout here, the enhancement scheme public notice here and the final site notice here.

You can also check out our original May 2020 report here, and the WCC Part 8 post here. And get some Killincarrig oral history here.