planned six month trial of a contentious two lane cycle route running through Deansgrange in south Dublin has hit a major setback.told elected representatives on Thursday that further consultations are now required for the Deansgrange section of a larger Active Schools Travel project in the area.
The scheme would involve 25km of dedicated cycle track along three separate routes linking 65 schools. No roads would be closed but part of Deansgrange Road would become one-way for almost 1km. That section had become a contentious issue locally as supporters of cycling and safe road use backed the design, but others were less convinced. Last month, businesses in the area were preparing legal action to prevent it going ahead, a move now rendered unnecessary.to prevent the trial proceeding. Had that failed it was likely work on the route would have begun this month but now question marks remain as to when it might go ahead.
An official circular to elected members on Thursday said that following a large number of submissions on the Deansgrange element of the project, a further round of engagement with stakeholders was necessary. A subsequent report is due to be issued in January.councilor Séafra Ó Faoláin, frustrated that moves were made against simply testing the scheme’s viability.
“People have raised issues around traffic and business concerns and rat-running and these issues are plausible but the trial would have allowed us to see which of these issues were real and which weren’t.Among the opponents were some local businesses who claimed it would lead to traffic disruption and possible job losses in the area.
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