The Bus Corridors project involves the development of on-going bus priority infrastructure, as well as improved pedestrian and cycling facilities on key corridors across the Dublin region. Its objective is to increase the capacity of the public bus system by improving the speeds, reliability and punctuality of buses by providing bus lanes and other measures to prioritise the movement of buses over general traffic movements and to increase cycling capacity through the provision of safe cycle infrastructure, where feasible separated from general traffic.
The project includes the provision of approximately 230km of designated bus lanes and 200km of cycle tracks in 12 separate schemes across five local authority areas, as shown in the map below.
Progress Update
At present, planning consent applications for all 12 CBC schemes, together with associated compulsory purchase orders, have been submitted to An Bord Pleanála. Planning consents have so far been granted for the eleven schemes listed below, marking a significant milestone in the BusConnects Dublin Programme:
- Liffey Valley to City Centre
- Clongriffin to City Centre
- Ballymun/Finglas to City Centre
- Belfield/Blackrock to City Centre
- Swords to City Centre
- Blanchardstown to City Centre
- Ringsend to City Centre
- Lucan to City Centre
- Tallaght/Clondalkin to City Centre
- Templeogue/Rathfarnham to City Centre
- Bray to City Centre
Construction Stage
Subject to completion of various processes, the NTA will now further develop the construction sequencing of the schemes taking account of approvals received, along with documentation to allow procurement to commence for the construction stage.
It is expected that all twelve corridors will be completed in 2030 with the first construction contracts to be awarded in mid 2025 with on-site construction to commence in the second half of the year. The construction of the corridors will be delivered on a phased basis in order to reduce the traffic impacts that could arise should all twelve be constructed concurrently.
In the coming months, detailed communication arrangements for the construction phase will be developed to ensure that residents, community groups, businesses and public representatives are kept fully informed and have access to relevant liaison personnel during the delivery of the Scheme.
Construction timelines once construction commences
The Environmental Impact Assessment Report for each Scheme, Chapter 5; Construction, Section 5.3 provides an overview of construction timelines once the construction commences. This can be accessed on the website for each individual scheme, the links to the 12 schemes websites are on each of the scheme pages which can be accessed by clicking on the down arrow beside the tab “12 Core Corridor Bus Scheme” above. As an example the Environmental Impact Assessment Report, Chapter 5 Construction for the Belfield/Blackrock to City Centre scheme, Section 5.3, which provides an overview of construction timelines once the construction commences can be found at the following link https://belfieldblackrockscheme.ie/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2022/05/Chapter-5-Construction.pdf
Liffey Valley Bus Plaza
As part of BusConnects Dublin’s infrastructural works, Liffey Valley Bus Plaza opened in February 2023, providing high quality facilities to support bus services leading from the Liffey Valley Shopping Centre and serving the surrounding areas and city centre. Click on the following link for more information on the Bus Plaza – A new €20m Bus Plaza opens at Liffey Valley Shopping Centre
