A new two-way segregated cycle lane in Dublin, from Blackrock to Dún Laoghaire, is to be installed with construction to begin next month.
It involves the installation of a 3.6km section of
temporary, segregated, two-way cycleway from Newtown Avenue in Blackrock via
Seapoint Avenue, through Dún Laoghaire to Sandycove and the Forty Foot bathing
area.
It will be made possible by transforming some roads into one-way systems for drivers, including on Seapoint Avenue, Queen’s Road, Windsor Terrace and Marine Parade.
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Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is pressing ahead
with the plan as part of its response to the Covid19 pandemic. It is making more
space and facilities available for the larger number of people walking and
cycling.
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“This is a very exciting initiative to improve walking and cycling infrastructure along one of our coastal routes,” said Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Cathaoirleach Una Power
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“Over the last few months we have seen how important our public realm is to us and I’m really hopeful that this will be a great way of making it better for everybody of all ages and all abilities to access our county.”
The council added the temporary cycling corridor
presented a significant opportunity for local businesses and tourism.
“Aligning with this plan it is proposed to close a section of Queen’s Road - between the Lexicon Library and Park Road junction - temporarily at weekends to facilitate the relocation of the popular county council markets usually held in People’s Park but currently closed due to Covid19,” it said.
In addition, there will also be a number of opportunities
along the route for the creation of “imaginative pop-up spaces”.
These included spaces for cycle parking, seating and planting which can become stop-off points on the cycling route or close to village centres and where some businesses can have outdoor seating.
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