665 property owners could see their land shrinking as a result.
Two months ago, the National Transport Authority (NTA) unveiled details of phase one of its BusConnects Core Bus Corridors project, which aims to transform Dublin’s bus system.
The project hopes to achieve 230 kilometres of dedicated bus lanes and 200 kilometres of cycle lanes on 16 of the busiest bus corridors in Dublin.
These plans have been developed due to the popularity of the bus as a means of commuting – 67% of public transport journeys each day are made by bus – along with the increasing amount of cyclists in the city.
The latest public consultation for phase two is set to get underway and six new routes are being proposed. They are:
- Liffey Valley to the City Centre
- Clondalkin to Drimnagh
- Greenhills to the City Centre
- Tallaght to Terenure
- Kimmage to the City Centre
- Rathfarnham to the City Centre
On these six corridors, the NTA says that annual passenger growth in Dublin Bus services has increased by up to 19% in the period 2015 – 2018.
However, the plans to expand looks set to effect 665 property owners.
The NTA says that “all property owners potentially affected by today’s announcement have been notified by post with one-to-one meetings being offered in the coming weeks with those potentially impacted”.
Anne Graham, CEO of the NTA, said: “Today marks the second stage in a three-step process with details being unveiled of six additional Emerging Preferred Routes foreseen under the BusConnects Core Bus Corridor project. In recent days, we have notified the 665 property owners along these routes who may be potentially affected and offered one-to-one meetings to inform them of the proposals and listen to their feedback.”
“We would encourage those who received the notification to get in contact with us and engage in the consultation process that runs until the 29th March,” Graham added.
“We want to hear from them to get their views on the proposals and the issues that they wish to see addressed. At the NTA, we are determined to deepen our engagement with the communities along each of the identified corridors.”
Phase Three of the Core Bus Corridors project will get underway in mid-February and will run until the end of April.
The final six corridors being proposed are: Ballymun to the City Centre; Finglas to Phibsborough; Bray to the City Centre; Blackrock to Merrion; UCD Ballsbridge to City Centre and Ringsend to the City Centre.
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