East Coast Trail: Alfie Byrne Road to East Wall Road Active Travel Scheme
The East Coast Trail improves cycling and walking routes on Dublin's northside. This section of the scheme is now complete.
This first section of the East Coast Trail provides a segregated two-way cycle lane and improved pedestrian facilities along a 1km route. It extends from the entrance of Eastpoint Business Park on Alfie Byrne Road, along Alfie Byrne Road and East Wall Road as far as East Road.
The €5.4 million scheme also includes:
- The upgrade of three existing junctions.
- Two new pedestrian and cyclist crossings.
- Two new island bus stops.
- A new School Zone.
- 16 new on-street car parking spaces.
The route forms part of a secondary route in the National Transport Authority's Greater Dublin Area Cycle Network Plan and is part of Dublin City Council's Active Travel Network. As part of the works, a link is also provided from Alfie Byrne Road to a section of the Tolka Valley Greenway, which runs through Fairview Park towards Annesley Bridge.
You can view our interactive map to see where the scheme fits into the overall Active Travel Network.
This scheme, which is the first section of the East Coast Trail, was fully opened on 6 August 2024. Dublin City Council thanks the public for their co-operation during the course of the construction works.
Scope and Purpose
Concept Development and Option Selection
Preliminary Design
Statutory Processes and Public Consultation
Detailed Design and Procurement
Construction
Close-Out and Review
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Key Changes
The aim of the East Coast Trail North Section 1 is to:
- Deliver improved pedestrian facilities by upgrading and realigning existing crossing and installing new pedestrian crossings on both Alfie Byrne Road and East Wall Road.
- Eliminate footpath parking on East Wall Road through the provision of dedicated parking bays on the carriageway.
- Improve facilities for cyclists by providing a segregated two-way cycle lane between the entrance to the Eastpoint Business Centre and East Road. This north-south route links Fairview, Clontarf and Sutton with the Northern Campshires via East Road.
- Provide connectivity with the new cycling and pedestrian facilities under construction through Fairview Park as part of the Clontarf to City Centre Scheme.
- Provide a School Zone in the vicinity of St. Joseph’s National School. This includes traffic calming measures and protected cycle lanes.
- Upgrade the recycling facility on Alfie Byrne Road to include a dedicated vehicular set down area.
- Encourage walking and cycling in the area by providing improved facilities.
- Contribute to a reduction in transport emissions in line with the objectives of the Climate Action Plan by encouraging Active Travel and public transport use.
- To provide high quality, continuous and consistent cycling facilities to cater for existing and future demand.
- To protect vulnerable road users through the delivery of a safe and attractive route for commuter and recreational cyclists.
- To provide attractive, safe, segregated pedestrian facilities.
- To reduce reliance on private car transport.
- To reduce the growth in transport emissions.
- To enable national (Project Ireland 2040), regional (GDA Transport Strategy) and local (Dublin City Development Plan) strategic outcomes and deliver on relevant climate action targets.
The National Transport Authority is fully funding this scheme. It approves projects to proceed in stages in line with its Project Management Guidelines. Most recently, it approved the awarding of the construction contract for this scheme in April 2023.
The contractor for this scheme is Circet Ireland Ltd. The company's details are:
- 24-hour Emergency Contact: 087 181 8334
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: www.circet.ie
The scheme's designer is Aecom. The company's details are:
- Website: Aecom.com