Why are no sound barriers off N3 to Clonee ?

We got a flyer in the door recently (last 6 months?) saying that some money was being pout aside for some soundproofing works when possible. I think the issue is that the motorway part of the N4 starts down past Clonee towards almost Dunboyne and so there is apparently nothing in the NRA rules which says that a dual carriageway needs to have sound-proofing erected.

Just an update on this, driving outward on the N3 last few days I noticed that there was some barriers in place on the Clonee side of the road. This evening got a flyer in the door from Kieran Dennison, turns out they are erecting noise and crash barriers on the N3 from Blakestown underpass into Mulhuddart up to the Castaheaney (Clonee) overpass. This will be brought before the county council at the September meeting. Work will be done at night, should be done before end of year. They are also improving the existing french drains to improve drainage. The noise barriers are to be 3 metres high and made of timber to minimise their appearance, some overhanging trees will be removed as parts of the works. In addition, a new low noise road surface is going top be laid. This was piloted on the other side of the motorway two months ago, you may have noticed there is a nice, quiet stretch of new motorway just before the turn off to the centre at the Mulhuddart interchange. This is going to be extended on both sides on the N3.

Have to say, aside from the noise of works which will have to be coped with, I'm very happy that Dennison and Varadkar are following through on their promise of getting these noise and crash barriers up. Will be great for the people who live so close to the noise at present and have to put up with all the noise, and will be a good safety and security measure as well, as I have noticed people parking cars and walking through the trees into the estate in the past, as well as a few heads running across the N3 between Littlepace and Mulhuddart which was an accident waiting to happen. Seems that it pays to have one of your elected representatives in as minister for transport

The barriers are welcome, whatever about the noise, the fly tipping and dumping and stupid pedestrians taking lifts and running across the main N3 might be curtailed.

The use of timber barriers for the job is pure idiotic however, especially given the area. Ive seen them shredded and burned at different locations near Finglas, Sandyford and Shankill by locals wanting to continue to take shortcuts, closed off when barriers were erected. The timber is strong but its no match for a determined skobie, and I guarantee we'll be looking at more money being spent to repair or replace them within the year. It should be piled steel barriers or nothing.

I wouldnt be giving too much credit to Varadkar and / or Dennison for this work either, Ive worked with enough state agencies to know how they operate and the NRA pretty much decide when they have a few quid what schemes they might take on for the best value and then get it moving with the local Council. Of course its in the nature of local politicians to grab credit for the sun shining over their patch.

Try the Fingal Co Co or NRA websites or the local Councillors rather than bumping threads all over the shop

Larbre34 wrote: »

Try the Fingal Co Co or NRA websites or the local Councillors rather than bumping threads all over the shop

Looked there, there is nothing available online.

Something like that http://www.sdg.ie/acoustic-vibration-control/noise-barriers/cisilent/ . Also the asphalt used for the n3 portion before the m3 is quite old and noisy, there are better modern road materials to reduce the traffic noise.

Clonee Village is particularly impacted - number of apartment and buildings right next to the n3/m3 without any protection beside some trees.

The only thing I've found is http://www.meath.ie/CountyCouncil/Publications/RoadsPublications/NoiseActionPlanforRoads/File,53306,en.pdf - that does not outline any plan for Clonee in particular, but there are maps showing the problem... At some point that will come, as it's in the legislation through EU laws, but might take a few years...

There are other effective solutions in the meantime, like installing secondary glazing windows (an inside window behind the existing window) - but I don't think there is any grant for this, so out of pocket money.

Got a notice from Micheal Donavon saying its wooden sound barriers.

RichardoKhan delivers, thanks very much, much appreciated!

Do you have the rest of the report, especially files 300-FEN-002 and -003 which show the details of the barrier in that phase 1 area?

Lads, just an update - I sent out a few emails this morning and one of our local councilors in the area personally delivered a copy of the plans to me this afternoon. Very impressive! I will try and scan them in and post them up if anyone is interested to see them?

Larbre, I know that pothole you are talking about, I christened it THE WIDOWMAKER. Many a shock absorber was devoured by that gaping chasm! It is fixed now though I think...

no plans to cover clonee village apparently from the plans ... there are apartments block and houses just 10m away from the n3