Tramore Local Area Plan - Waterford County Council

Chapter 7: Transportation and Traffic ManagementTable 6:Journey towork-Mode ofTransportJorney to work - Mode of transport7%19%20%1%8%0%1%44%footbicyclebustrainmotorcyclecar drivercar passengerother n/sAll major applications where there will be over 50 employees will be requiredto present to the Council for approval a detailed mobility plan for theproposed business. The mobility plan should address all modes of transportincluding pedestrian and cycle routes.7.4 New and Improved RoadsThe Tramore Ring Road was opened in January 2005 and this has alleviatedsubstantial volumes of traffic from the more congested town centre areas.It is an objective of this Plan to place a road reservation along the local roadserving the Monang/Knockenduff area to facilitate future development (SeeMap 3 Objectives map). One off dwelling houses shall be precluded in thisarea as it may hamper future road widening and realignment. This roadreservation shall in turn service a substantial land bank that has been zonedfor residential development.Riverstown Relief Road has been included in County Council proposals forSpecific Improvement funding for 2006/2007 and construction on same willcommence in 2007. A road reservation policy shall be included for this areato ensure that it is kept free from any development that may hinder theproposals for the relief road.Short, medium and long term road objectives are set out in Appendix E ofthis Plan. The route S2, as indicated on the Strategic Objectives Map (fig.5) isan indicative route only and may be subject to change.POLICYMobility Plan..PolicyTR1: All major applications where there will be over 50 employees will berequired to present to the Council for approval a detailed mobility planfor the propose business.53