Dodder Greenway - Beatty’s Avenue to Herbert Park scheme FAQ's & Information Leaflets
Dublin City Council will deliver the Active Travel Network through a series of infrastructure projects over the coming years. The Network will grow from the existing 10km to a connected network of 310km across the city. Beatty’s Avenue to Herbert Park has been identified as a suitable location for interim measures along the Dodder Greenway corridor. It will provide 0.5km of walking and cycling facilities from Beatty’s Avenue to Herbert Park in advance of the Dodder Greenway project. When complete, the project will deliver high quality walking and cycling facilities along the Dodder River from the sea to the mountains through Dublin City Council, Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council and South Dublin County Council.
The scheme provides a 0.5km of walking and cycling facilities from Beatty’s Avenue to Herbert Park.
- A quiet street (mixing of cyclists and vehicles) will be provided along Beatty’s Avenue by way of road markings. Cyclists will share the existing carriageway with traffic along this low traffic volume street.
- Shared areas for pedestrians and cyclists will be delivered on both sides of the carriageway at a new pedestrian and cyclist crossing on Merrion Road west of Anglesea Road.
- A two-way cycle lane will be provided on the western side of Anglesea Road, separating cyclists from traffic by way of segregation kerbs.
- The existing pedestrian crossing on Anglesea Road will be upgraded to a pedestrian and cyclist crossing to allow cyclists to cross Anglesea Road if they wish to continue south along that road.
This scheme intends to provide an active travel link along the Dodder River in advance of the Dodder Greenway Project and into future cycle and public transport schemes. The overall aim is to improve walking and cycling facilities for the local communities, facilitating modal shift towards more sustainable modes for both commuting and leisure.
A non-statutory public consultation process was carried out for the scheme. The scheme drawings were available to view from Monday 29th May to Friday 30th June 2023 at:
- Dublin City Council, Block 1, Floor 0, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8, D08RF3F
- Pembroke Library, Anglesea Road, Dublin 4, Co. Dublin, D04 H765
- www.dublincity.ie/activetravel (Still available to view.)
Work on the Public Consultation Report is ongoing and is expected to be published in Q1 2024.
An information event on the project was held from 4-7pm on the 15th of June in Sandymount Community Centre, Newbridge Ave, Sandymount, Co.Dublin. The event was well attended giving the public the opportunity to discuss the proposals with Dublin City Council and give their feedback.
The project is being funded by the National Transport Authority.
In order to deliver this scheme, there will be some minor temporary disruption to traffic in the area. Dublin City Council, in collaboration with our contractor will endeavour to minimise this as much as possible.
Yes. Traffic impacts along the route have been considered as part of the environmental screening exercise.
Yes. The following screening assessments have been completed :
- Environmental Impact Assessment Screening
- Appropriate Assessment Screening
Both screening reports concluded that an Environmental Impact Assessment report and Appropriate Assessment Report are not required for the scheme
No. All works proposed remain outside of the river and its banks and utilise existing footpaths and road space for the new infrastructure.
Beattys Avenue
Parking will be unaffected along Beatty’s Avenue between Herbert Cottages and Merrion Road.
Merrion Road
Two of the existing Pay and display/Permit Parking spaces (0700-1900 Monday to Saturday) on the north side of the Merrion Road will be removed. No Parking Permits are issued for this stretch of Merrion Road.
The existing accessible parking bay will be re-located eastwards by approximately 12m.
Anglesea Road
Eight Pay and display/Permit Parking spaces(1000-1900 Monday to Saturday)will be removed on the west side of Anglesea Road between Merrion Road and Herbert Park Bridge. These parking spaces are currently within a 0700-1000 Monday to Saturday clearway.
Following the removal of these spaces there will be 37 more spaces available on Anglesea Road than Parking Permits issued. The spaces to be removed are 180 metres from the nearest Anglesea Road house.
The existing accessible parking bay on the east side of Anglesea Road outside Pembroke Library will be retained.
The schemes have been designed with planned or committed projects in mind to ensure there are no conflicts between proposals. Notable adjacent projects include River Dodder Flood Alleviation Scheme and BusConnects Dublin.