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03/10/2008

Junction Upgrade Plans Unveiled By Dún Laoghaire Council

Dún Laoghaire - Rathdown County Council has joined forces with the Quality Bus Network Project Office, to present preliminary designs for the Nutgrove Avenue / Upper Churchtown Road/ Braemor Road/ Beaumont Avenue junction upgrade.

This proposed scheme enhancement will form part of the proposed Upper Churchtown Road/ Nutgrove Avenue QBC, which includes the provision of bus priority measures between the existing Rathfarnham QBC on Nutgrove Avenue and the Dundrum Luas and Bus Interchange.

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The council hopes the scheme will significantly improve bus journey times and provide enhanced facilities for cyclists and pedestrians, as well as the mobility impaired and disabled, providing additional safety measures for all road users.

The proposal includes the provision of a dedicated left turn lane from Nutgrove Avenue to Braemor Road, together with the extension of the existing bus lane on Nutgrove Avenue towards the Braemor Road / Upper Churchtown Road junction.

(PR/JM)

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