Permanent Scheme: Suir Road / Davitt Road Junction Upgrade
These works are part of the Kilmainham to Thomas Street Active Travel Scheme. This section is currently at the Detailed Design and Procurement phase.
The Active Travel Programme Office intends to upgrade the Suir Road / Davitt Road / Slievenamon Road junction as part of the Kilmainham to Thomas Street Active Travel Scheme.
The first part of the scheme saw the roll out of interim walking and cycling upgrades from Suir Road to Thomas Street. The second section of the scheme will now see upgrades at this junction.
The main features of the junction upgrade include:
- Reducing the junction from five arms to four arms by closing the Slievenamon slip road.
- Shortening the vehicle journey through the junction for traffic.
- The introduction of cycle signals and cycle protection islands.
- The introduction of a bus gate, which limits vehicles from Slievenamon Road to Dolphin Road to bus only.
- Increasing green areas and providing landscaping.
A non-statutory public consultation for this section was carried out between 13 June 2024 and 9 August 2024.
Scope and Purpose
Concept Development and Option Selection
Preliminary Design
Statutory Processes and Public Consultation
Detailed Design and Procurement
Construction
Close-Out and Review
- To improve junction safety and efficiency of operation.
- To provide safe coherent routing through the junction for pedestrians and cyclists.
- To reduce number of collisions and near misses with trams.
Traffic other than buses and bicycles may access Dolphin Road via Galtymore road or Mourne Road when the bus gate is operable.
Slievenamon Road north of Galtymore Road will be local access only for general traffic coming from the south. All traffic will be able to access Slievenamon Road from the north from Dolphin Road.
A number of design options were considered for the junction upgrade, but the bus gate provided the biggest reduction in delays for buses using the junction. Allowing general traffic to use this exit onto Dolphin Road would have led to significant delays for buses through the junction.
The overall scheme is being delivered on a phased basis. Interim works have been installed from South Circular Road (at Rialto Bridge) to Marrowbone Lane in the initial phase of works. Now, the Suir Road junction upgrade is required to be delivered ahead of the remainder of the scheme as a safety improvement.
The remainder of the Kilmainham to Thomas Street Scheme Route is planned to be delivered as a single phase after the Suir Road junction upgrades are implemented.