Submission from Transport Infrastructure Ireland (Submission No 62)
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation Cork City Council will continue to actively engage with TII to ensure best practice outcomes that ensure compliance with specific statutory road network design and planning, road safety and traffic management safeguards.
Recommendation TII is currently unable to support the Draft Plan with respect to Tivoli Docks. The Draft Plan requires revision to address the DoECLG Spatial Planning and National Roads Guidelines for Planning Authorities, the proposal interaction with the N8 and Dunkettle Interchange Upgrade Scheme including its operation, management and safety and also the potential eastern access in accordance with national roads and transport policy.
Recommendation: Add the following objective to Chapter 10, Section 3 (Tivoli): Objective 10.x (Planning of enabling infrastructure):
The planning of enabling infrastructure for Tivoli will be a key task during this Plan period. Further detailed analysis is required to determine the appropriate location and design of key infrastructure, including the new train station and the new eastern entrance access and its integration with the Dunkettle Interchange Upgrade Scheme. In planning for and delivering such infrastructure, Cork City Council will continue to engage with key infrastructure providers (including the NTA, Irish Rail and TII) to ensure compliance with statutory design, planning, safety and traffic management standards and safeguards. In conjunction with public transport improvements, it considered that enhanced modal shift targets aimed at reducing the number of private car journeys to the Airport be provided for in the new framework plan proposed for the Airport. Cork City Council will work DAA, TII and the NTA to successfully achieve these targets. The framework plan will also contain measures aimed at reducing impacts on the National, Regional and local road network. All development proposals for an additional Airport Business Park shall be accompanied by Traffic and Mobility management plans and Road Safety Audit (RSA), carried out by suitably competent persons, in accordance with the TII’s Traffic and Transport Assessment Guidelines. Recommendation:
2) Cork International Airport Along with the N20, N22, N27, N28 and N40, national roads, Cork International Airport is part of the EU TEN-T Core Network. In this regard, it is critical that protection of the N27, national road, under Objective 10.49 ‘Development of additional Airport Business Park’ is provided as the main connection to the city and the region in accordance with requirements of the National Planning Framework, the RSES and CMATS to maintain and protect the national road network. National Strategic Outcome 6 High- Quality International Connectivity identifies, as crucial for overall international competitiveness, investment by ensuring careful land-use management of land-side areas to focus on the current and future needs of airports. This should include for outlining of specialised and particular
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