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TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS THAT have been in place in Dublin City’s northside for the past two years will be lifted this coming Sunday.
Since August 2022, diversions had been in place for inbound general traffic between Edge’s Corner (Fairview Strand) and the Five Lamps Junction.
This diversion, which rerouted inbound traffic via Ballybough and Portland Row, has been undertaken to facilitate works along the North Strand Road as part of the Clontarf to City Centre (C2CC) Scheme.
The inbound traffic lane will reopen at around 6pm this coming Sunday and inbound general traffic between Edge’s Corner (Fairview Strand) and Five Lamps Junction will once again be permitted along Annesley Bridge Road and North Strand Road.
While Dublin City Council said the change will improve traffic flow, a spokesperson added that “it is important to note that off-peak works, including mid-week evenings and weekends, will continue in the coming months”.
These works will focus on completing remaining junction installations and addressing any snagging issues.
Temporary road and cycle track closures may still occur during these times.
Speaking to The Journal, local councillor Naoise Ó Muirí explained that cars were not permitted on this stretch over the past two years and that only taxis and buses were permitted.
“From around August 2022, it had been diverted and you couldn’t get into the city centre in a car that way,” said Ó Muirí.
Update on the re-opening of North Strand Road to general traffic #C2CC 👍 pic.twitter.com/HELmW4gfbS
— @naoiseomuiri (@naoiseomuiri) August 28, 2024
While he said people “understand there’s a lot of work involved with a big project like this”, he added that “people also want to see project completed and public domain returned for their use”.
“There’s a bit of a relief all around that it is happening,” said Ó Muirí.
He also remarked that “some had the view that that access would never come back” and added that “we were clear that it was always temporary”.
The C2CC Project will provide segregated cycling facilities and bus priority infrastructure along a 2.7km route that extends from Clontarf Road at the junction with Alfie Byrne Road, to Amiens Street at the junction with Talbot Street.
The project is due to be fully completed in in Quarter Four of this year.
It includes upgrades to six major junctions, 8km of upgraded pedestrian walkways and 6.8km of new and upgraded cycle lanes.
Some 6.5km of century-old water mains have also been replaced while 5.4km of bus lanes have been upgraded.
Ó Muirí said the “cycling project is very big for the area” and that for the first time there will be a “safe route in and out from Fairview to the city centre”.
He also noted that the works include “big improvement in the public domain in places like Fairview with nice outdoor seating areas”.
Meanwhile, Ó Muirí told The Journal that he’s now “anxious that the City Council to finish the project”.
“There’s snagging to be done but we want to see it finished and for the contractor and the works to up sticks and be gone,” said Ó Muirí.
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A pity he doesn’t sort out the chaotic mess that’s CUH in his own backyard, instead of traveling to northern Ireland
@K O: As Minister of Foreign Affairs travel such as this is a requirement of the job. There may be things to whine about in relation to Micheal Martin but complaining that he is doing his job is a new one.
Cant make it up, these lads continually slate sinn fein.
Yet they are happy to sit with them concerning the north. You can’t have stormont restoration
Without them. Bet he doesnt shout down michelle when others are watching. It’s all hand shakes and smiles.
Yet people believe his rhetoric.
@Colette Byrne: It is valid to differ with SF regarding its iffy economic policies while working alongside it towards a peaceful united Ireland.
@Colette Byrne: SF are Nationalists much like UKIP and so on. I go with Einstein’s opinion on Nationalists.
Hope they don’t use the bike shed contractors for this 1….
He an international high flyer, opinions on everything and no solution.
FF has made persistent effort and input into stable relationships with all who live on the island of Ireland.
@thomas molloy: FF the party of great relationships for sure, literally jumped into bed with bankers and developers and took this country to the brink in 2006 and then denied we ever bailed out said banks?
@thomas molloy: Let’s hope that we will have intelligent comment and discussion on the matter at hand rather than immature electioneering bl bl bla
@thomas molloy: you’re joking Right ?
@jak: The minute you mention your rear end Martin you are losing the argument.
@jak: It’s what you are talking through.
“With the return of the institutions in Northern Ireland, and a renewed commitment to partnership from the British government, this is hugely important occasion to reflect on how far we have come and to drive forward the important work ahead.”
How can this important work be turned into petty electioneering bitchingg by anyone.
@thomas molloy: Can’t the so called “opposition PR departments” not see that petty electioneering is loosing the votes big time.
@thomas molloy: Will he mention, you know, the thing that he and his party dare not mention? Because we’ve had over 100 years of FF and FG saying it’s not the right time? Because we don’t want to upset the unionists? It’s time we created a new Ireland for everyone.
@Anthony Curran: The crux of the matter is that ‘we’ means different things to different people. Your concept of ‘we’ may not be the same as someone else’s.
@thomas molloy: how can you support a man who stood over one of the biggest scandals in this country, organ retention.
They stole from man, woman, and child. He stands in the dail, shouting and making slurs at sinn fein constantly, and other members of his party.
Yet you are saying what a great leader he is. Mary lou is the leader of the very party he is now going to pick the boots of.
Twofaced comes to mind.
No, he is not electionteering at all.
@Colette Byrne: lick
@Colette Byrne: How can you promote a party that is the political wing of an organisation that within living memory blew men, women and children to smithereens. I suppose that is excusable because it was all for the “cause”.
@Vincent Alexander: Did your parents or grandparents vote for the civil war parties of FF and FG, parties who murdered men, women and children?
@thomas molloy: That ship sailed a while ago!
@Vincent Alexander: The British government shot innocent people on the streets (bloody Sunday), and colluded with killers to murder people suspected of crimes. Are you suggesting that nobody talks to the British government?
@Anthony Curran:
See good Friday agreement for details.
@H Woo: Is that what your bot manual says?
A shyster who couldn’t tell the truth, even if his life depended on it!
He will yeah
@Brian Hunt. I presume you are referring to the Tainiste. I worked with Hillary in the UK and found him to be basically sound!
@Padraig O’Brien: No, I meant Mehole. Don’t know much about Hillary, but his father Tony Benn was much in the news. Didn’t like his politics much but he came across as a man of decency and integrity!
@Brian Hunt:
The great socialist who used expert financel advice to minimise inheritance taxes on the transfer of his wealth to his children.
@H Woo: That’s not a hanging offence, you’d probably do the same for your children!
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