Liffey Street Public Realm Project

Liffey Street connects key city centre shopping and tourist areas and attracts 30,000 pedestrians and 2,500 vehicles each day. A high quality design was used to improve the ambiance of the street, with increased greening and wider footpaths creating a space for everyone to enjoy.

The now completed works extend the full length of Liffey Street Upper and Lower from its junction with Henry Street to its junction with Ormond Quay and Bachelor’s Walk along the Liffey Quays.

The existing pedestrian area on Liffey Street Upper was extended to the intersection with Abbey Street. A new pedestrian plaza was also created on Liffey Street Lower between Strand Street and the Quays.

This project was progressed as part of the City Centre Public Realm Master Plan and the Reimagining Dublin One study, which was developed to meet the objectives of the overarching Dublin City Council Public Realm Strategy ‘Your City Your Space’.

Public Realm Upgrades

The now completed works involved a full upgrade of the footpaths and carriageways along Liffey Street. The footpaths were widened and repaved in granite. The asphalt carriageway was excavated, milled and reconstructed. New planting was also included to match those already introduced in other recently completed city centre streets, including the Temple Bar Square Area Improvement Scheme.

The works also included, but were not limited to:

• The replacement of a gas main.
• The provision and installation of new watermains.
• The provision of new surface water sewers, public lighting and communications ducts.
• Street furniture in the form of bollards, benches, bicycle stands and bins.
• The replacement of some utility covers and frames.

Project Management

Temporary traffic management was a major part of the now completed works, with the safety of pedestrians and other road users remaining paramount throughout the construction period.

The works successfully minimised disruption to local businesses and the public. Contractor Cairn Construction preserved vehicular passage as far as was possible, accommodating the thousands of pedestrians and vehicles that use the area daily.

The Contractor successfully

Dublin City Council, and its' Public Works Contractor, Cairn Construction, acknowledge, and sincerely thank both the local Business Communities and the general public’s, kind understanding, and welcomed support, when inconvenience or disruption may occasionally have been caused during these Works.