Some 5,500 vehicles pass through the road each day. The community funded a Telraam device, which counts the number of cars, HGVs, cyclists, and pedestrians using the road. It showed that over 1.3 million vehicles used the road last year.<\/p>\n
Those living on the road have detailed extensive damage to their own parked vehicles, safety concerns over their children walking along the footpath, aggression from drivers, loud noise from traffic, and constant gridlocks.<\/p>\n
Speaking to The Journal on the empty road this morning, resident Kate van der Merwe said they\u2019ve \u201cbeen let down so many times\u201d by the city council.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEssentially, we don\u2019t trust what they say any more,\u201d van der Merwe said. \u201cThey make promises and placate us, and then we step back \u2013 and then it goes quiet again, radio silence.\u201d<\/p>\n
Van der Merwe has lived on the road since 2017, and she and the others gathered on the road this morning spoke of the community\u2019s joint frustration with the issue.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Eilish O\u2019Connor first moved to Richmond Road as a young woman in 1994. She said when she first moved into her home, the road experienced significant traffic, as many roads in Dublin do.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\n Eilish O’Connor, who has lived on Richmond Road since 1994, pictured at this morning’s protest. Emma Hickey \/ The Journal<\/p>\n
Emma Hickey \/ The Journal \/ The Journal\n<\/p>\n
Since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, however, this has worsened considerably, she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe traffic is far worse than it ever was,\u201d she told The Journal. \u201cIt\u2019s very disconcerting because the level of noise: you can hear the traffic, you can hear shouting on the street, you hear honking, you experience aggression.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the last road where there\u2019s free access, and that\u2019s why [it’s so busy]. The biggest issue we\u2019re dealing with is those big HGVs.\u201d<\/p>\n
The road has a weight limit, which residents say the city council has ignored in their reports on plans for traffic management.<\/p>\n
The damage done to residents\u2019 vehicles has been costly as well. There are parking bays on the street for homeowners to park their cars, but the narrowness of the road and the volume of traffic has seen these parked cars experience repeated damage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople have had up to seven or eight thousands euro in damage to their car,\u201d O\u2019Connor said. Another resident said between car owners on one part of the road, damage has totalled over \u20ac100,000.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Emma Taaffe, a resident with a young child, said she would love for her child to be able to cycle to school at some point, but it\u2019s absolutely not an option due to safety issues with the road.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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