Ramp to curb speeding 'is not required' on this street in Tipperary

A request to instal speed ramps at O’Neill Street in Clonmel has been refused.

Cllr Tom Acheson made the request at a meeting of Clonmel Borough District, to deal with what he described as “the excessive vehicle speed at this location”.

A report to the meeting from District Engineer Gillian Flynn stated that a speed survey had been carried out on O’Neill Street from April 3-10.

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“The 85th percentile speed over the seven days was 35 kilometres per hour. The current posted speed limit on this street is 50 kilometres per hour,” the report stated.

“Therefore, a ramp is not required at this location.

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“The urban speed limits are currently under review and a reduction in the speed limit on O’Neill Street will be considered as part of the review,” Ms Flynn’s report added.

However, there was better news concerning a request for a speed ramp in another area of Clonmel.

Cllr Richie Molloy had requested that a ramp would be installed at the entrance to Honeyview Estate.

He said there was a constant issue with speeding in that area and a petition had been submitted by local residents.

A report from the District Engineer stated that a commitment had been made in 2024 to instal a ramp at Honeyview Estate. She said that the ramp would be installed next month.

Also at the Borough District meeting, Cllr Siobhán Ambrose requested that consideration would be given to the provision of traffic calming measures on Fr Matthew Terrace/O’Rahilly Avenue, and in Ard na Greine, in the interest of safety.

She said that residents were finding it increasingly difficult to exit and enter their homes due to the high speed of passing traffic.

The District Engineer said it was proposed to carry out speed surveys at these locations.

Ms Fynn’s report also stated that if speeding was found to be a problem at these locations, a solution in line with Tipperary County Council’s Traffic Calming Policy would be identified.