Roadworks and Construction Updates
Construction of Section 3 of the Royal Canal Greenway Scheme from North Strand Road to Phibsborough Road will take place between 2023 and 2025. Learn about planned roadworks and traffic management arrangements.
Royal Canal Greenway Phase 3 – Phased Opening Update – 6th June 2025
Further to last week's update, the section of greenway between Clarke’s Bridge (Summerhill Parade) and Newcomen Bridge (North Strand Road) will open to the public on Friday 20th June 2025. This is due to a delay in the delivery of the parapet railings for the ramp at Clarke's Bridge.
Royal Canal Greenway Phase 3 – Phased Opening Update – 30th May 2025
As some sections of the greenway are closer to completion than others, the greenway will be opened to the public on a phased basis as follows:
Section 1: Cross Guns Bridge (Prospect Road) to Binns Bridge (Dorset Street Lower) – Open
This section partially opened on Friday 19th July 2024 and fully opened on Sunday 23rd March 2025.
Section 2: Binns Bridge (Dorset Street Lower) to Bloody Sunday Bridge (Russell Street) – Closed
This section is currently expected to open in August 2025. A precise opening date will be given closer to the time.
Section 3: Bloody Sunday Bridge (Russell Street) to Clarke’s Bridge (Summerhill Parade) – Closed
This section is currently expected to open in July 2025. A precise opening date will be given closer to the time.
Section 4: Clarke’s Bridge (Summerhill Parade) to Newcomen Bridge (North Strand Road) – Closed
This section is currently expected to open in mid-June 2025. A precise opening date will be given in the next week.
Snagging works will occasionally take place on all sections following their opening. Please exercise caution in the vicinity of these works.