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DRAFT NEWBRIDGE TRANSPORT PLAN Public Consultation Document January 2019
Draft Newbridge Transport Plan 1
Public Consultation Document
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 2
CURRENT TRANSPORT STATUS 3
ISSUES AND CHALLENGES 6
ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT APPROACHES 7
STRATEGY OVERVIEW 8
PUBLIC REALM IMPROVEMENTS 13
SUMMARY 17
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INTRODUCTION
Newbridge is the largest town in Co. Kildare, with a population of
22,742 (2016 Census). It grew rapidly from the 1990s onwards, with its
population doubling between 1991 and 2011. The town is a significant
employment and retail destination serving local residents and a
wide hinterland, and it is also a commuter town in the Greater Dublin
Area, housing people who work in Naas, Dublin and a range of other
employment destinations.
Newbridge is also scheduled to grow significantly over the next two
decades. Figures prepared by the National Transport Authority (NTA)
based on the Government’s National Planning Framework indicate that
the population of Newbridge will increase to 31,167 by 2035, an increase
of 37% over the 2016 levels.
Planning for that increased growth is necessary to ensure that the town
can function and flourish into the future. A key part of that planning
is addressing the current and future transport needs of the town and
surrounding areas.
The Newbridge Transport Plan is intended to provide an overall
framework for the development of transport in Newbridge over the next
decade and beyond.
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CURRENT TRANSPORT STATUS
ROADS AND STREETS Fig. 1: Strategic Road Links R445
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RAIL SERVICES The main Sate operated services are routes 126, 126N, 123 and 124.
Newbridge is also served by a number of commercial operators who
Newbridge Train Station is located approximately 800m to the north of provide licenced bus services. These include an hourly service operated
the town centre. The station is served by the Dublin to Kildare/Portlaoise, by Dublin Coach travelling from Portlaoise to Dublin Airport and also
Dublin to Cork/Limerick/Tralee, Dublin to Waterford, Dublin to Galway servicing Monasterevin, Kildare, Newbridge, Naas and Red Cow Luas.
and Dublin to Westport/Ballina routes. This service, which operates 24 hours a day, provides an interchange
connection with Luas at the Red Cow stop, allowing further connections
The station provides commuter rail services to Dublin to Heuston station into Dublin City Centre.
as well through the Phoenix Park Tunnel including stations to Grand
Canal Dock. Each weekday a total of 71 trains stop at Newbridge Station, Other bus services include the DCU02, ITC02, NUM08 and UCD01 college
with 38 of these services transporting passengers into Dublin. While the services, operating during term time only.
majority of these services terminate at Heuston Station, five services each
day from Newbridge Station connect to Connolly and Pearse stations LOCAL BUS SERVICES
through the Phoenix Park Tunnel.
In addition to the regional bus services, there are two local bus services
A Park and Ride area is located to the immediate north and south of the both of which are commercial services operated under licence. The No.
train station, allowing for combined car and rail journeys, mainly to and 129 runs between Kilcullen and Newbridge, stopping at 15 stops within
from Dublin. Newbridge town. Route 826 operating between Monasterevin and Naas
has seven stops within Newbridge.
REGIONAL BUS SERVICES
In addition, a number of services are operated by Local Link Kildare
Newbridge is well-served with regional bus transport. A total of 156 South Dublin. These include services between Newbridge and Killina,
buses stop in Newbridge each weekday, excluding some additional Caragh, Rathagan and Athy.
college bus services that operate during term time only. The majority of
these services connect to Dublin, but some services link to Naas, Kildare, While the main spine of the town and the residential areas to the north of
Monasterevin, Kilcullen and Rathangan. the town centre are relatively well served by bus transport, the south east
of the town, including Newbridge Business Park, has only a limited level
of bus service.
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CYCLING
There is currently only a limited provision of cycling facilities in
Newbridge, with only a small level of designated cycles lanes developed
to date.
PARKING
Newbridge is much better positioned that most towns in the provision
of off-street car parking facilities. The Whitewater Shopping Centre has
roughly 1,700 no. spaces and the Courtyard Shopping Centre car park has
roughly 850 no. spaces.
In addition, the town centre has on-street parking throughout the
majority of its length. There is also parking provided at the train station.
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ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
The key transport issues and challenges that need to be addressed in
developing Newbridge’s transport plan include:
›› Traffic congestion within the town and approaching the town;
›› Defining and supporting the role of the main spine of the town –
Edward Street and Main Street;
›› The need to ensure that the town centre is an attractive, vibrant and
thriving place for users;
›› Protecting and growing the retail and commercial areas of the town;
›› Enabling public transport to be more useful to more people, allowing
an alternative means of travel for some journeys;
›› The provision of a safe cycling network throughout the town;
›› Enhancing pedestrian linkages and putting in place new walking
connections for some communities and estates; and
›› Increasing the park and ride capacity and the level of cycle parking
provision at the train station.
The purpose of the Newbridge Transport Plan is to provide an overall
framework that will provide for the transport needs of the town over the
next decade or more. The plan is intended to set out the general package
of measures at a concept level, with the full details of the individual
measures to be developed at later stages as individual projects.
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ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT APPROACHES
In developing a transport plan for Newbridge, there are two different While the first approach will deliver increased traffic movement, the
approaches that can be adopted. second approach would see improvements for all transport modes in
addition to providing the potential for rejuvenation of the town centre.
The first approach is a traditional traffic management approach that
focuses on facilitating increased traffic flow and maximising the level of The layout of Newbridge provides the opportunity to fully embrace the
vehicular throughput. The second approach focusses on accommodating second approach, improving all transport modes and enhancing the core
and enhancing all of the transport modes – car, bus, rail, cycling and town centre area. Accordingly, this is the basis on which this transport
pedestrian movement - and developing those modes in tandem with the plan has been developed.
enhancement of the townscape.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEWBRIDGE
There were two potential approaches in preparing this plan, which would be determined by the overall objective for the town centre and the
Main Street:
Traditional traffic management approach: Improvement but no big gain for the
1 Focus on improving traffic flow and town centre.
throughput.
Multi-modal Transport approach: Regeneration of the town, providing
2 Focus on all transport modes and exploit the opportunities for business and
town centre enhancement potential. retail to thrive.
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STRATEGY Milltown
OVERVIEW
Newbridge provides a unique opportunity to implement a comprehensive Fig. 2: Core Traffic Concept
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transport plan in tandem with the potential of dramatically enhancing the
town centre, in particular the main spine formed by Edward Street and
Main Street. Currently the main flow of traffic follows two largely parallel
routes – the Edward Street/Main Street corridor and the Athgarvan Road 45
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corridor.
The core concept of the transport plan is to route through traffic
around the town centre via the Athgarvan Road initially, supplemented Potential future
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Widening of footpaths, new
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transform the town centre area. An
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proposals.
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The following sections set out the various actions envisaged under the
Newbridge transport plan.
ROADS / STREETS
›› Increase the traffic capacity of Athgarvan Road by:
• Reconfiguring the junctions at either end;
• Implementing changes to intermediate junctions along the road;
• Widening / additional lanes on approaches to some junctions;
›› Remove through traffic from Main Street / Edward Street spine;
• As a first step to full removal of through traffic, the traffic volumes
could initially be reduced by signage, lower speed limit (30kph) in
central area and traffic signal controls limiting through movement;
›› Put in place alternative traffic circulation arrangement for town centre:
• Figure 4 provides an example of a potential circulation layout –
other layouts are possible;
• Changes to Cutlery Road to allow car park access from Athgarvan
Road;
›› Implement public realm improvements in town centre – details in later
section;
›› Implement additional signage to reinforce use of M7 for longer
distance traffic; and
›› Either in tandem with the above or subsequently, complete the
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PUBLIC TRANSPORT Fig. 4: Indicative Traffic Circulation following Plaza development
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PUBLIC REALM IMPROVEMENTS
Edward Street: Reconfigure Edward to create the feeling of a street Figure 7: Edward Street - Before
rather than a road. The street can be narrowed allowing the creation of
wider footpaths which can incorporate street furniture including seating
for cafes and shops plus tree planting. The aim is to create a pleasant
street environment where people will want to linger and enjoy the retail
and cultural facilities in the town.
Figure 6: Edward Street Concept
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Main Street: A similar street concept to Edward Street is proposed to Figure 10: Main Street - Before
continue into Main Street incorporating wider footpaths and introducing
a cycle lane. On-street car parking is provided with parking bays and
trees interspersed. The improved public realm will draw pedestrians onto
the Main Street providing connection between the retail and cultural
attractions.
Figure 9: Main Street Concept
Figure 11: Main Street - AfterDraft Newbridge Transport Plan 15
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Cutlery Road: Cutlery Road is proposed to be reconfigured to allow Figure 13: Cutlery Road - Before
two-way access to and from Athgarvan Road to the Whitewater Car Park,
with the northern half of the street retained as one way but with the
traffic flow reversed in direction. Along the one way section of the street
pavement extensions with planting and seating can be provided, along
with other street enhancements such as lighting.
Figure 12: Cutlery Road Concept
Figure 14: Cutlery Road - After16 Draft Newbridge Transport Plan
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Entrance Points: At the northern and southern ends of the town, it is Figure 16: Main Street and Athgarvan Road Junction - Before
proposed to introduce street changes that creates an attractive “arrival
point” for the town centre. At the junction of Main Street and Athgarvan
Road, it is proposed to utilise the space available to enhance the
streetscape, improving the environment of the cultural buildings of the
Arts Centre and library and providing street planting, seating, lighting
and enhanced surfacing. An indicative layout is shown in Figure 15.
Figure 15: : Junction of Main Street and Athgarvan Road
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SUMMARY
Newbridge is forecast to grow by over eight thousand people over the
next 15 years and transport changes will be essential to cater for that
growth. The preparation of a Newbridge transport plan provides the
opportunity to consider how Newbridge should develop in the years
ahead.
The draft proposals set out in this document envisage an integrated set
of measures that are intended to cater for the transport needs of the
town over the next decade and beyond. But just as importantly, those
proposals seek to ensure that Newbridge is a thriving, vibrant town which
is an attractive place to live, visit, shop and socialise.
At its core, the proposals seek to redistribute through traffic along
the central spine of the town onto Athgarvan Road, and also onto the
Southern Orbital Relief Route when completed. This then facilitates a
traffic-calmed town centre core, allowing the streetscape of the town to
be dramatically improved, improving its overall attractiveness and appeal.
Coupled with various road and street improvements, and including
pedestrian, cycling and public transport measures, this package of
proposals are intended to provide a framework for the development of
transport in Newbridge over the next decade and beyond.National Transport Authority
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